Caveman Mine (Cave Man group of claims; Scudder prospect; Caveman group), Quartz Peak, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 6' 11'' North , 114° 50' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Cibola | 250 (2011) | 28.6km |
Palo Verde | 171 (2011) | 37.9km |
Winterhaven | 394 (2011) | 44.6km |
Avenue B and C | 4,176 (2017) | 45.8km |
Los Algodones | 4,874 (2015) | 45.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
76982
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:76982:3
GUID (UUID V4):
a13402d4-2b62-42ea-be13-faaacf952c81
A former Cu occurrence/mine located in the NW¼NW¼ sec. 26, T12S, R20E, SBM, 2.0 km (6,700 feet) NW of Quartz Peak and 12.8 km (8.0 miles) S of Midway Well (16 miles E of Glamis), on the northern end of Peter Kane Mountain. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in quartzite, schist, and quartz monzonite. The ore body is irregular, strikes N10-30W and dips 10SW. Controls for ore emplacement a contact zone between schist and granitic intrusive. The schist appears to be a large inclusion in an apophysis of the granitic rock in a still larger body of schist and gneiss. The main mass of granitic rock is prominently exposed along the canyon wall to the NW. The ore occurs along a contact between schist and quartzite. Local rocks include Precambrian igneous and metamorphic rock complex.
Workings include surface and underground openings with an overall depth of 9.14 meters, an overall length of 12.19 meters and an overall width of 1.83 meters and comprised of open cuts and a 40 foot adit.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 References: |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10034267 |
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