Unnamed Beryl mines [2], Aquarius Mountains (Aquarius Range; Peacock Range), Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Beryl mines [2] | - not defined - |
| Aquarius Mountains (Aquarius Range; Peacock Range) | Mountain Range |
| Mohave County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° North , 113° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~43km
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
40576
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:40576:7
GUID (UUID V4):
42bbcd05-fd84-42bd-bf28-d8a6c8ec9f00
A Be-Beryl occurrence/group of mines located about 8.5 miles NNE of Wikieup, 1Β½ miles South of the Rare Metals Mine, around Big Wash.
Mineralization is comprised of 2 pegmatites, 6 feet (2 meters), or less, thick.
The poorly exposed parallel dikes are six feet or less thick, at least several score feet long, and about 200 feet apart. They strike generally east-west and contain small cores rich in microcline. The following accessory mineral assemblage was noted: 1) blue beryl in subhedral crystals, some of which show bending and are segmented by transverse quartz veinlets; 2) light brown garnet; 3) small stubby gray apatite crystals; 4) grains of magnetite; 5) euhedra of colorless, partly sericitized topaz, as much as two and one-half inches long; 6) small pods of glassy, pale green, cryptocrystalline sericite; 7) a few minute bladed aggregates of dark green clinozoisite.
Produced about 400 pounds of beryl.
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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
6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Habit: Small, stubby crystals. Colour: Gray Description: Occurs in pegmatite. |
| β Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) Colour: Blue. Description: Occurs in pegmatite. |
| β Clinozoisite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Colour: Dark green. Description: Occurs in pegmatite. |
| β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 Colour: Light brown Description: Occurs in pegmatite. |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Description: Grains in pegmatite. |
| β Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Colour: Pale green. |
| β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Colour: Pale green. |
| β Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| β | Clinozoisite | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | β Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | β Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | β Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
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