Chuckwalla Tungsten Mine (Chuckawalla Tungsten Mine; Aztec claim), Aztec Well, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Chuckwalla Tungsten Mine (Chuckawalla Tungsten Mine; Aztec claim) | Mine |
Aztec Well | Well |
Chuckwalla Mountains | Mountain Range |
Riverside County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 37' 54'' North , 115° 24' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Desert Center | 204 (2011) | 9.0km |
Bombay Beach | 295 (2011) | 43.3km |
Niland | 1,006 (2011) | 44.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
86842
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:86842:5
GUID (UUID V4):
96ca6094-2ec5-4836-8e78-2b697cbefd5b
A former Cu-Pb-W occurrence/claim/mine located in sec. 22, T6S, R15E, SBM, 2.9 km (1.8 miles) W of Aztec Well, along the S canyon wall of Corn Springs Wash. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in granite, limestone, gneiss, and schist. Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges).
Workings include unspecified underground openings.
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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
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) Description: Occurs as crystals and thin lenses to 3.8 cm wide. References: |
ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
W | Tungsten | |
W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10140069 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- California
- Riverside County
- Chuckwalla Mountains
- Chuckwalla District (Pacific mining district)Mining District
- Chuckwalla Mountains
- Riverside County
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