Sheep Claim Mine (Sheep claim), Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Sheep Claim Mine (Sheep claim) | Mine |
Castle Dome Mining District | Mining District |
Castle Dome Mountains | Mountain Range |
Yuma County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 54' 41'' North , 113° 59' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Tacna | 602 (2011) | 24.1km |
Wellton | 2,936 (2017) | 30.0km |
Dateland | 416 (2011) | 44.4km |
Fortuna Foothills | 26,265 (2011) | 48.0km |
Buckshot | 153 (2017) | 49.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
54107
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:54107:8
GUID (UUID V4):
61b69b8e-5d4c-4896-b8f9-89d72ee9fc71
A former underground Au-Pb mine/claim. Owned by Messrs. H. Kurtz & G.T. Richardson of San Diego, CA (1933).
Schist, gneiss and granite form low, steep-sided ridges. In the vicinity of this claim, biotite granite, jointed and sheared in several directions, predominates.
Mineralization is a quartz vein and is from a few inches to 3 feet (1 meter) wide and strikes southward and dips 45ºW. The white, vitreous quartz contains irregular masses of slightly greenish adularia and small, sericitized schist inclusions.
Workings include a 50 foot deep, inclined shaft with some lateral stoping.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'K Feldspar' |
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 |
ⓘ Minium Formula: Pb3O4 Colour: Yellow |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: Occurs in sericitized schist in a quartz vein. |
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: Occurs in sericitized schist in a quartz vein. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Minium | 4.BD.05 | Pb3O4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
ⓘ | '' | - |
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 | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
O | ⓘ Minium | Pb3O4 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Minium | Pb3O4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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