Atom claims, Picacho quadrangle, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Atom claims | Group of Claims |
| Picacho quadrangle | Quadrangle |
| Silver Mining District | Mining District |
| La Paz County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 6' 11'' North , 114° 34' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Claims
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cibola | 250 (2011) | 24.9km |
| Palo Verde | 171 (2011) | 39.2km |
| Winterhaven | 394 (2011) | 40.7km |
| Buckshot | 153 (2017) | 41.4km |
| Yuma | 94,139 (2017) | 42.2km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Atom No. 1 claim; Atom No. 2 claim; Atom No. 3 claim
A group of U-Fe claims/prospect with surface and underground workings located in sec. 1, T4S, R23W, about 7 miles E of the Colorado River, on BLM-administered land. Discovered by Richard Peters of Yuma, AZ (fall of 1948).
Country rock is a medium-grained, foliated Precambrian granite containing lenticular inclusions of mica schist, the largest of which is several hundred feet long. The elongation of the inclusions, like the regular foliation, strikes about N.55ºW. and dips 55ºSW, but the strike and dip show extreme local variations. The principal joints strike N.15ºW. and dip steeply Eastward. The schist inclusions commonly have hematite veins along their footwall contact, and parts of these veins are very weakly radioactive. Barren quartz veins occur in small swarms and locally follow the principal joints. No uranium minerals were recognized in either the shaft or the pits.
Workings include a 25 foot inclined shaft on the Atom No. 1 claim, plus shallow prospect pits. No production record.
Samples taken by the owner contained 0.01 to 0.04% U. As the samples indicate that the U is in equilibrium and there is no evidence of strong mineralization, it seems unlikely that the deposits will improve in grade at greater depth.
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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
2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027058 |
|---|---|
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10210044 |
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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