Silver Glance Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Silver Glance Mine | Mine |
| Silver Mining District | Mining District |
| La Paz County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 5' 30'' North , 114° 35' 34'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cibola | 250 (2011) | 25.9km |
| Winterhaven | 394 (2011) | 39.3km |
| Palo Verde | 171 (2011) | 40.1km |
| Buckshot | 153 (2017) | 40.4km |
| Yuma | 94,139 (2017) | 40.8km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Silver Glance claim; Silver Glance Prospect
A former underground Pb-Ag-Fe-Zn-Mo mine located in East-central sec. 11, T4S, R23W, north of the Black Rock Mine and east of the Pacific Mine, on BLM-administered land. Owned at times, or in part, by Cargill; Messrs. W.D. Riley, A.B. Ming & R.A. McPherson of Yuma (1933).
Mineralization and geology is similar to that of the Black Rock Mine. Small lead of quartz, iron oxide, manganiferous calcite with spotty bunches of partly oxidized galena and cavities filled with limonite and wulfenite crystals in a broad, brecciated fault zone offset by traverse faults and with siliceous cement. The wall rocks are metamorphosed schist. The fault zone strikes S.15ºW. and dips 45ºSE, but steepens somewhat with depth.
Workings include a tunnel more than 200 feet (76.2 meters) long; and an old shaft reported at about 200 feet (60.96 meters) deep. This claim was patented in 1881 and may have produced some silver ore in the early days.
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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
9 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite Formula: (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Description: A few small bunches partly altered to secondary lead minerals. References: |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Massicot Formula: PbO |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Finely crystalline & traversed by veinlets of coarser grained quartz & has cavities. |
| ⓘ Vanadinite Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) Description: Crystals in cavities lined with limonite in cavities in quartz. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Massicot | 4.AC.25 | PbO |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | 5.AB.05 | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Vanadinite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
| O | ⓘ Massicot | PbO |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Massicot | PbO |
| Pb | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10095032 |
|---|---|
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10283497 |
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
USA
- Arizona
- La Paz County
- Trigo MountainsMountain Range
- La Paz County
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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. p.73
Parker, Frank Z. (1966) The geology and mineral deposits of the Silver District, Trigo Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona. Masters, San Diego State College. p.131-132.
Keith, Stanton B. (1978) Index of Mining Properties in Yuma County, Arizona. University of Arizona Bulletin 192. Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology p.178 - Table 4
