Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
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| Silver Mining District | Mining District |
| La Paz County | County |
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Latitude & Longitude:
33° North , 113° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~101km
Type:
A Pb-Zn-Ag-Au-Cu-Ba-F-Mo-V mining district located in T.3S., R.23W. in the southern Trigo Mountains. Revealed by Colonel Snively.
Mineralization is varied:
(1) Argentiferous lead, zinc, and minor copper and iron ores, deeply oxidized, in a gangue of quartz, calcite, limonite, barite, and fluorite, in spotty, irregular, and lensing ore shoots along well-defined fissure veins and at fissure intersections, in Cretaceous-Tertiary volcanics intruded by Laramide granodiorite stocks;
(2) Gold placer deposits in gravels and bars;
(3) Copper-silver-gold mineralization in fault-fissure veins in schist;
(4) Dumortierite with minor kyanite in erosional boulders; and,
(5) Weak and spotty scheelite in a local fault fissure vein.
The principal veins of the Silver District occur within subparallel fault zones which strike NNW and dip from 35º to almost vertical. They range in width from less than a foot up to 30 or more feet, and some of them are traceable for lengths of several hundred feet. Their oreshoots appear to be related to intersections of northeast fissures with the fault zones.
The zinc minerals are abundant only in the southern part of the district.
Wall rocks alteration along these veins consists of pronounced chloritization and carbonatization, with relatively less sericitization and silicification.
Workings include numerous small mines worked sporadically from about 1865, but mostly from 1879 through the 1880s. Total estimated and recorded production of base and precious metals would be at least some 52,343 tons of ore containing about 1,460 tons of lead, 1.6 million oz. of silver, 940 oz. of gold, 15 tons of zinc, and less than 1 ton of copper. The Colorado River placers produced about 1,160 oz. of gold and 100 oz. of silver. Possible minor tungsten production.
Mineralization is varied:
(1) Argentiferous lead, zinc, and minor copper and iron ores, deeply oxidized, in a gangue of quartz, calcite, limonite, barite, and fluorite, in spotty, irregular, and lensing ore shoots along well-defined fissure veins and at fissure intersections, in Cretaceous-Tertiary volcanics intruded by Laramide granodiorite stocks;
(2) Gold placer deposits in gravels and bars;
(3) Copper-silver-gold mineralization in fault-fissure veins in schist;
(4) Dumortierite with minor kyanite in erosional boulders; and,
(5) Weak and spotty scheelite in a local fault fissure vein.
The principal veins of the Silver District occur within subparallel fault zones which strike NNW and dip from 35º to almost vertical. They range in width from less than a foot up to 30 or more feet, and some of them are traceable for lengths of several hundred feet. Their oreshoots appear to be related to intersections of northeast fissures with the fault zones.
The zinc minerals are abundant only in the southern part of the district.
Wall rocks alteration along these veins consists of pronounced chloritization and carbonatization, with relatively less sericitization and silicification.
Workings include numerous small mines worked sporadically from about 1865, but mostly from 1879 through the 1880s. Total estimated and recorded production of base and precious metals would be at least some 52,343 tons of ore containing about 1,460 tons of lead, 1.6 million oz. of silver, 940 oz. of gold, 15 tons of zinc, and less than 1 ton of copper. The Colorado River placers produced about 1,160 oz. of gold and 100 oz. of silver. Possible minor tungsten production.
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| ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. Colour: Black |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Bindheimite Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O References: |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Reported from at least 27 localities in this region. Fluorescence: SW- red, MW- bright red |
| ⓘ Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite Formula: (Ca,Fe)CO3 |
| ⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite Formula: (Ca,Mn)CO3 Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Caledonite Formula: Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 Localities: Amelia Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA Dives Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA Hamburg Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA Clip Mine, Clip, Hidden Valley, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA Princess Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 Localities: Reported from at least 19 localities in this region. Habit: Single & twinned to 1½ inches (3.75 cm); large reticulated masses; many arrowhead-shaped twins. Colour: Pale yellowish Description: Replacing galena & lining cavities. |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. Description: Principal silver ore mineral in oxidized lead ores; small disseminated masses and streaks within the oxidized minerals. |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 Localities: Description: Streaks mark fractures near edges of the vein. |
| ⓘ Clinoatacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| ⓘ 'Copper Stain' |
| ⓘ Descloizite Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Diaboleite Formula: Pb2CuCl2(OH)4 References: Paul M. Adams CollectionIdentified by Paul M. Adams: Visual Identification, SEM-EDS, Raman Spectroscopy |
| ⓘ Dumortierite Formula: Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) Localities: Habit: Needle-like Description: Needle-like crystals penetrating quartzose schist boulders in gravels. |
| ⓘ 'Faujasite Subgroup' Formula: M3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Localities: Reported from at least 21 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Fornacite Formula: Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
| ✪ Fraipontite Formula: (Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4 References: Carnegie Museum of Natural History analysisIdentified by Chris Emproto: XRD, SEM-EDS |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena Formula: PbS with Ag |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O Habit: Small crystal groups References: |
| ⓘ Hydrocerussite Formula: Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Kyanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Localities: Habit: Long, bladed Description: Crystals in quartzose schist in river terrace gravels. |
| ⓘ Leadhillite Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 Description: Crust on galena. |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region. Description: Occupies cavities, fissures & vugs. |
| ⓘ Linarite Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Litharge Formula: PbO |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Mammothite Formula: Pb6Cu4AlSb5+O2(OH)16Cl4(SO4)2 References: Paul M. Adams CollectionIdentified by Paul M. Adams: XRD, SEM-EDS |
| ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides' References: Bob Reynolds collectionIdentified by Alfredo Petrov: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Massicot Formula: PbO Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ 'Mica Group' |
| ⓘ Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Minium Formula: Pb3O4 Localities: Red Cloud Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA Hamburg Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA Silver King Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA North Geronimo Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA Melissa Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Localities: Description: In altered wall rocks. |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Localities: Description: In metamorphic quartz-serticite schist; alteration product in vein wall rocks. |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au Localities: Description: Placer gold. |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O References: |
| ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN Formula: SiO2 · nH2O References: |
| ⓘ Plattnerite Formula: PbO2 Localities: Habit: Minute needles Colour: Black |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Description: As metacrysts in vein wall rocks. |
| ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Pyromorphite Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 20 localities in this region. Description: Irregular, finely crystalline, vuggy masses cut in places by veinlets or coarser-grained quartz. |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) Description: As scattered particles in a sheared quartz vein & also in adjacent wall rocks. |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite Formula: (Zn,Fe)S |
| ⓘ Stetefeldtite Formula: Ag2Sb2(O,OH)7 Colour: Yellow Description: Powder or crusts on wulfenite. References: |
| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Tenorite Formula: CuO |
| ⓘ Tocornalite Formula: (Ag,Hg)I (?) Colour: Green Description: Massive material that darkens to black on exposure to light. |
| ⓘ Vanadinite Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Wickenburgite Formula: CaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Willemite Formula: Zn2SiO4 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. Habit: Doubly-terminated, prismatic Colour: Colorless Fluorescence: Bright creamy yellow (SW UV) Description: Numerous crystal prisms line cavities in matrix. |
| ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region. Habit: Tabular to 2 inches (5 cm) on edge Colour: Bright red-orange Description: Exceptional specimen in Harvard University (Burrage collection) 10 x 6.4 cm, year 1920 [see Bancroft, Peter (1973) The World's Finest Minerals and Crystals]. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | var. Marmatite | 2.CB.05a | (Zn,Fe)S |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | var. Silver-bearing Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS with Ag |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Tocornalite | 3.AA.10 | (Ag,Hg)I (?) |
| ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| ⓘ | Clinoatacamite | 3.DA.10b | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Diaboleite | 3.DB.05 | Pb2CuCl2(OH)4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
| ⓘ | Litharge | 4.AC.20 | PbO |
| ⓘ | Massicot | 4.AC.25 | PbO |
| ⓘ | Minium | 4.BD.05 | Pb3O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | var. Milky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O | |
| ⓘ | Plattnerite | 4.DB.05 | PbO2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ | Bindheimite | 4.DH.20 | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| ⓘ | Stetefeldtite | 4.DH.20 | Ag2Sb2(O,OH)7 |
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.FD.10 | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | 5.AB.05 | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite | 5.AB.05 | (Ca,Fe)CO3 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Hydrocerussite | 5.BE.10 | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Leadhillite | 5.BF.40 | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Caledonite | 7.BC.50 | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Mammothite | 7.BC.60 | Pb6Cu4AlSb5+O2(OH)16Cl4(SO4)2 |
| ⓘ | Linarite | 7.BC.65 | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Fornacite | 7.FC.10 | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Descloizite | 8.BH.40 | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Pyromorphite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Vanadinite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Willemite | 9.AA.05 | Zn2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Kyanite | 9.AF.15 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Dumortierite | 9.AJ.10 | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| ⓘ | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Fraipontite | 9.ED.15 | (Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ | Wickenburgite | 9.EG.55 | CaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Copper Stain' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Faujasite Subgroup' | - | M3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Clinoatacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| H | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Diaboleite | Pb2CuCl2(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Fraipontite | (Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Leadhillite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Mammothite | Pb6Cu4AlSb5+O2(OH)16Cl4(SO4)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Stetefeldtite | Ag2Sb2(O,OH)7 |
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Wickenburgite | CaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Faujasite Subgroup | M3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Leadhillite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Fe)CO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Clinoatacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Diaboleite | Pb2CuCl2(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| O | ⓘ Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Fraipontite | (Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Leadhillite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Litharge | PbO |
| O | ⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Mammothite | Pb6Cu4AlSb5+O2(OH)16Cl4(SO4)2 |
| O | ⓘ Massicot | PbO |
| O | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Minium | Pb3O4 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Plattnerite | PbO2 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Stetefeldtite | Ag2Sb2(O,OH)7 |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| O | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Wickenburgite | CaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Fe)CO3 |
| O | ⓘ Faujasite Subgroup | M3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Al | ⓘ Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| Al | ⓘ Fraipontite | (Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | ⓘ Mammothite | Pb6Cu4AlSb5+O2(OH)16Cl4(SO4)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Wickenburgite | CaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Faujasite Subgroup | M3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | ⓘ Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| Si | ⓘ Fraipontite | (Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Wickenburgite | CaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6 |
| Si | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Faujasite Subgroup | M3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Leadhillite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| S | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| S | ⓘ Mammothite | Pb6Cu4AlSb5+O2(OH)16Cl4(SO4)2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| S | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Clinoatacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Diaboleite | Pb2CuCl2(OH)4 |
| Cl | ⓘ Mammothite | Pb6Cu4AlSb5+O2(OH)16Cl4(SO4)2 |
| Cl | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Ca | ⓘ Wickenburgite | CaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Fe)CO3 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| V | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Fe | ⓘ Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Fe)CO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Clinoatacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cu | ⓘ Diaboleite | Pb2CuCl2(OH)4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
| Cu | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Mammothite | Pb6Cu4AlSb5+O2(OH)16Cl4(SO4)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| Zn | ⓘ Fraipontite | (Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
| As | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Ag | ⓘ Stetefeldtite | Ag2Sb2(O,OH)7 |
| Ag | ⓘ Tocornalite | (Ag,Hg)I (?) |
| Ag | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| Sb | ⓘ Mammothite | Pb6Cu4AlSb5+O2(OH)16Cl4(SO4)2 |
| Sb | ⓘ Stetefeldtite | Ag2Sb2(O,OH)7 |
| I | Iodine | |
| I | ⓘ Tocornalite | (Ag,Hg)I (?) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Tocornalite | (Ag,Hg)I (?) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| Pb | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| Pb | ⓘ Diaboleite | Pb2CuCl2(OH)4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Leadhillite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Litharge | PbO |
| Pb | ⓘ Mammothite | Pb6Cu4AlSb5+O2(OH)16Cl4(SO4)2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Massicot | PbO |
| Pb | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Minium | Pb3O4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Plattnerite | PbO2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Wickenburgite | CaPb3Al2Si10O24(OH)6 |
| Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
Localities in this Region
- Arizona
- La Paz County
- Arizona
- La Paz County
- Silver Mining District
- Klara Camp
- Mandan Mine
- Melissa Mine
- Mendevil Mine
- Nellie Kenyon Mine
- North Geronimo Mine
- Pacific Mine
- Paradise Valley
- Pennant Mine
- ⭔Picacho quadrangle
- Princess Mine
- Red Cloud Mine
- Remnant Mine
- Riho Prospect
- Rover Mine
- Sea Gull Mine
- Silver Glance Mine
- Silver King Mine
- Silver Plume Mine
- South Geronimo Mine
- Sylveda Mine
- ⭔U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds
- Yuma Chief Mine
- Silver Mining District
- La Paz County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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References
Hamilton, Patrick (1881) The Resources of Arizona - A Manual of Reliable Information Concerning the Territory. The Legislature of the Territory of Arizona. pp.72-73
Parker, Frank Z. (1966) The geology and mineral deposits of the Silver District, Trigo Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona. M.S. Thesis, San Diego State College. San Diego. p.131-132. pp.131-132
Red Cloud Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA