Florescent Prospect

The Florescent Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,521 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Florescent Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation: 4,521 Feet (1,378 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 35.17778, -113.91278

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Satelite image of the Florescent Prospect

Florescent Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Florescent Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Fluorescent District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Scheelite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): DALE, V. B., 1961 , TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF GILA, YAVAPAI, MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8078 , P. 94


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