Mine detail: Amelia Mine

Previously called 'GalloRevelation'

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Location: La Paz County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 33.12924, -114.58523
dep_id: 10027194
mrds_id: M002434
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Silver, Lead
Minor mineral: Barium-Barite
Trace mineral: Zinc, Strontium, Iron, Fluorine-Fluorite
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Barite, Cerussite, Hematite
gangue: Calcite, Celestite, Fluorite, Quartz
orebody_fm: PINCH AND SWELL, STRINGERS
work_type: Underground
alteration: Chloritization, Carbonatization, Silicification
ore_ctrl: The Principal Vein Occurs Within A Normal Fault Zone
Reporter: Gere, W., Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.), Orris, Greta J.
hrock_type: Schist
arock_type: Dacite
Structure: Normal Faulting. Several Directions Of Rather Extensive Fracturing Has Occurred. Differential Erosion Acting Along These Fractures Has Carved Out Numerous Caves, Niches, And Windows.
References:
  • Deposit:: PARKER, F.Z.; 1966; THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER DISTRICT TRIGO MOUNTAINS YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: MASTER THESIS SAN DIEGO STATE COLLEGE.
  • Deposit:: WILSON, E.D.; 1933; GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 134, P. 59 & 60.
  • Deposit:: PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
  • Production:: A.B.M. BULLETIN 134, P. 59
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