Clipper prospect, Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Clipper prospect | Prospect |
Lost Basin Mining District | Mining District |
Mohave County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° North , 114° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~15km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
36600
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:36600:6
GUID (UUID V4):
98b940fd-a2cf-4612-8ec2-a95106b1e9b4
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
USGS Professional Paper locality 445
A Au (?) prospect located in the SE¼ sec. 29, T30N, R17W, G&SRM, approximately 1 km SW from the Scanlon Mine. This locality is not listed in the USGS MRDS database.
Mineralization is a quartz mass bounded by 2 shear zones 15 cm thick dipping East approximately 75º. The shearing has been localized along the steep East-dipping NE limb of a NW-plunging fold. Gneissic rock inclusions are sericitized and altered by carbonates.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: Alteration product in gneissic rock inclusions in shear zone. |
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: Alteration product in gneissic rock inclusions in shear zone. |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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