Chemehuevis placers, Chemehuevis Mining District, Buck Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Chemehuevis placers | Group of Placers |
| Chemehuevis Mining District | - not defined - |
| Buck Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Mohave County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 39' 24'' North , 114° 8' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Placers
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Desert Hills | 2,245 (2011) | 23.6km |
| Yucca | 126 (2011) | 24.0km |
| Crystal Beach | 279 (2017) | 24.4km |
| Lake Havasu City | 53,553 (2017) | 25.0km |
| Golden Shores | 2,047 (2017) | 33.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Havasu Gem & Mineral Society | Lake Havasu City, Arizona | 25km |
Mindat Locality ID:
36586
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:36586:7
GUID (UUID V4):
05f75f55-6948-451d-95e2-9533937ffc14
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Buck extension; Johnson Jackpot; Calizona
A Au-Monazite placer deposit area located in sec. 8 & in the SW¼ sec. 9, T15N, R18W, G&SRM, at the SW foot of the Mohave Mountains, about 5 miles from the Colorado River, 10 miles N of Lake Havasu City, and 30 miles SE of Needles, California, and about 18 miles SE of Topock, on Bureau of Land Management administered land. Discovered in 1857 and worked until 1960. Owned by Buck Enterprises and Associates, Washington (1979). The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 5,000 meters.
NOTE: MRDS file #10027867 gives T&R values of secs. 26, 27, & 28, T14N, R15N & in T19W, R20W, G&SRM with geographic coordinates of 34.58364N, 114.29719W. This placer area is obviously quite expansive and may legitimately occupy both areas.
Mineralization is a placer gold deposit (Mineral occurrence model information: Model code: 119; USGS model code: 39a; BC deposit profile: C01. C02; Deposit model name: Placer Au-PGE; Mark3 model number: 54), hosted in unconsolidated gravel consisting largely of gold-bearing quartz, porphyritic debris and volcanic material and cemented with calcite (caliche).
The ore body is 9.14 meters thick, 1,609.3 meters wide, and 8,046.5 meters long with a depth-to-top of 0 meters and depth-to-bottom of 9.14 meters. Local rocks include Early Proterozoic metamorphic rocks.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Description: Placer gold in gravels. |
| ⓘ 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027867 |
|---|
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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