Night Hawk-White Dike-Colorado Mine groups, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Night Hawk-White Dike-Colorado Mine groups | - not defined - |
| Plomosa Mining District | Mining District |
| Plomosa Mountains | Mountain Range |
| La Paz County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 33' 11'' North , 114° 5' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| La Paz Valley | 699 (2011) | 14.7km |
| Quartzsite | 3,626 (2017) | 18.2km |
| Brenda | 676 (2011) | 19.2km |
| Utting | 126 (2011) | 36.7km |
| Vicksburg | 597 (2011) | 37.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Quartzsite Roadrunners Gem & Mineral Club | Quartzsite, Arizona | 18km |
Mindat Locality ID:
33743
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33743:9
GUID (UUID V4):
663b8bb5-1de8-4f72-a481-5c39416341e3
Ref.: Dale, V.B. (1959) Tungsten Deposits of Yuma, Maricopa, Pinal, and Graham Counties, Arizona. U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigation 5516: 24-25.
Lemmon, D.M., and Tweto, O.L. (1962) Tungsten in the U.S., USGS map, MR-25.
Keith, Stanton B. (1978) State of Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 192, Index of Mining Properties in Yuma County, Arizona: 170 (Table 4).
Lemmon, D.M., unpublished data.
U.S. Bureau of Mines card file.
Arizona Bureau of Mines & Arizona Department of Mineral Resources file data (1942).
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10027788, MRDS ID #M004099; and, Dep. ID file #10304702, MAS ID #0040120621.
A small former surface and underground W-Au-Ag-Cu-Pb set of mine groups located in the S½ sec. 34, S½ sec. 35, and the SW¼ sec. 36, T3N, R18W. These are rather widely separated mine groups in a rough East-West line. Owned at times, or in part, by Livingston; and, William Brothers.
Mineralization is sporadic, high-grade pockets, scattered crystals, and small masses of scheelite, associated with tourmaline, minor copper mineralization, and gold in quartz veins and stringers along a belt of Mesozoic sediments including limestone, quartzite, and schist. Some lead mineralization exists at the East end of the zone.
Workings include shaft, adit, and open cut operations. Worked for gold and tungsten. Estimated production for the groups would be a few tons of hand-sorted ore and concentrates containing 15-60% WO3. Some small amounts of gold, silver, and copper ore were also produced.
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) Localities: Night Hawk-White Dike-Colorado Mine groups, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA Night Hawk Mine group, Night Hawk-White Dike-Colorado Mine groups, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA White Dike Mine group, Night Hawk-White Dike-Colorado Mine groups, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA Colorado Mine group, Night Hawk-White Dike-Colorado Mine groups, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA Description: As sporadic high-grade pockets, scattered crystals and small masses. |
| ⓘ Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Localities: Colour: Black Description: Massive material with scheelite in quartz. |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Localities: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10304702 |
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Localities in this Region
- Arizona
- La Paz County
- Plomosa Mountains
- Plomosa Mining District
- Night Hawk-White Dike-Colorado Mine groups
- Plomosa Mining District
- Plomosa Mountains
- La Paz County
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