Black Dahlia Mine, Kofa Mining District, Yuma County, Arizona, USAi
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Black Dahlia Mine | Mine |
Kofa Mining District | Mining District |
Yuma County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 16' 15'' North , 113° 57' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
La Paz Valley | 699 (2011) | 43.2km |
Brenda | 676 (2011) | 45.5km |
Quartzsite | 3,626 (2017) | 50.6km |
Vicksburg | 597 (2011) | 55.9km |
Dateland | 416 (2011) | 65.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
33517
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33517:6
GUID (UUID V4):
de16f24a-5501-485a-b1b0-aeb2e5792b0e
A manganese mine located in the NW¼ sec. 7, T2S, R16W. Owned at times, or in part, by Carter; and, Falls.
Mineralization is pyrolusite with minor psilomelane and manganite, in irregular, disconnected bodies of veinlets and bunches, with calcite, in fracture zones in fragmented Cretaceous or Tertiary andesite, capped by rhyolite.
Workings are open cut operations. Production has been some 230 long tons of 27% Mn ore in 1953-1954.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Manganite Formula: Mn3+O(OH) |
ⓘ 'Psilomelane' |
ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
ⓘ | Manganite | 4.FD.15 | Mn3+O(OH) |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- Kofa National Wildlife RefugeWildlife Refuge
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