Mule Mts (Palo Verde Mts), California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mule Mts (Palo Verde Mts) | Mountain Range |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Mindat Locality ID:
27538
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:27538:8
GUID (UUID V4):
9c18c97e-e36e-4f09-a941-acd6f5ed5160
A NE-SW-trending range located W of the Palo Verde Valley and Mesa, E of the Little Chuckwalla Mountains and S of the Chuckwalla Valley. The southern end of the range lies in Imperial County.
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| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcophanite | 4.FL.20 | ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Brecciated Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Fire Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ | 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup' | - | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| ⓘ | 'Dachiardite Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Phillipsite Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| H | ⓘ Chalcophanite | ZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Fire Agate | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | ⓘ Chalcophanite | ZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Brecciated Agate | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Fire Agate | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Brecciated Agate | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Mn | ⓘ Chalcophanite | ZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Chalcophanite | ZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Fossils
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Gunther, Jane Davies (1984), Riverside County, California, Name Places: Their Origins & Their Stories. Riverside, California: Rubidoux Printing (alternate name).
Tosdal, R.M. (1982) The Mule Mountains thrust in the Mule Mountains, California and its probable extension in the southern Dome Rock Mountains, Arizona; a preliminary report, in Frost, E.G., and Martin, D.L., eds., Mesozoic-Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the Colorado River region, California, Arizona, and Nevada - Anderson-Hamilton Volume: San Diego, Cordilleran Publishers, p. 55-60.
Tosdal, R.M. (1984) Mesozoic crystalline rocks of the Mule Mountains and Vincent-Chocolate Mountains thrusts, southern California, and southwest Arizona: Juxtaposed pieces of the Jurassic magmatic arc of southwest North America [abs.], in Howell, D. G., Jones, D. L., Cox, Allan, and Nur, Amos, eds., Proceedings of the Circum-Pacific Terrane Conference, 1983: Stanford University Publications in the Geological Sciences: 18: 193-194.
Tosdal, R.M. (1984) Tectonic significance of the Late Mesozoic Mule Mountains thrust, southeast California and southwest Arizona [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs: 16(6): 676.
Tosdal, R.M. (1986) Mesozoic ductile deformations in the southern Dome Rock Mountains, northern Trigo Mountains, Trigo Peaks and Livingston Hills, southwestern Arizona, and Mule Mountains, southeastern California, in Beatty, B., and Wilkinson, P.A.K., eds., Frontiers in geology and ore deposits of Arizona and the Southwest: Arizona Geological Society Digest: 16: 62-71.
Tosdal, R.M. (1988) Mesozoic rock units along the Late Cretaceous Mule Mountains thrust system, southeastern California and southwestern Arizona: Santa Barbara, University of California, Ph.D. dissertation, 365 p.
Tosdal, R.M. (1990) Constraints on the tectonics of the Mule Mountains thrust system, southeast California and southwest Arizona: Journal of Geophysical Research: 95(B12): 20,025-20,048.
Localities in this Region
- California
- Imperial Co.
- Palo Verde Mountains
- Palo Verde Mining District
- Black Hills
- Palo Verde
- Palo Verde Peak
- Thumb Peak
- Black Label Mine
- Black Widow Mine (Black Angus Mine; Angus No. 2)
- Blanc placer
- Borrego groups
- Chocolate Drop group (Chocolate Drop claim; Black Queen claim; Black Jack claim; Big Bear claim; War Eagle; Black Point; Dixie Queen; Alaskan; McKinney; Tadpole; Big Bear; Chipmunk; Chipmunk and Laskin; Ebony Group; Chocolate Drop Mine)
- Coon Hollow Manganese Mine
- Palo Verde Mining District
- Palo Verde Mountains
- Imperial Co.
- California
- Imperial Co.
- Palo Verde Mountains
- Palo Verde Mining District
- Tadpole Tank
- Palo Verde Mountains
- Riverside Co.
- Mule Mountains District (Hodges Mountain District)
- American Flag Mine
- American Flag Mine (Hidden Treasure claims)
- Double Eagle claim
- Grandaddy Mine
- Green Hornet prospect
- Grubstake Mine
- Hodges Mine (Hodge Mine)
- Mule Mountain Fire Agate claims (Mule Mountain Fire Agage claims; Mule Mtn Fire A Gate claim)
- Mule Mountains claims
- Opal Hill Mine
- Punch occurrence
- Rainbow claim
- Roosevelt Mine (Roosevelt claim; Roosevelt and Rainbow Mine; Santa Fe Mine)
- Roosevelt Mine (Santa Fe Mine; Roosevelt and Rainbow Mine; Roosevelt vein; Rainbow vein)
- Senate occurrence
- Stone House Mine (La Rica Mine)
- Unspecified Fire Agate occurrences [1]
- Unspecified Mn occurrence [1]
- Wiley's Well
- Mule Mountains District (Hodges Mountain District)
- Imperial Co.
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Thumb Peak, Palo Verde Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial Co., California, USA