Description: Post-mining product (anthropomorphic in origin). Crystals to ½ inch (1.25 cm) diameter formed on dumps by addition of water to burning enargite ore. No arsenolite here (contradiction in literature) - see https://www.mindat.org/mesg-515208.html

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

Locality: I X L Mine (I.X.L. Mine; I.X.L. deposit; Ophir lode), IXL Canyon (I.X.L. Canyon), Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

Locality: Exchequer Mine (Buckeye Mine; Acacia Mine; Saugatuck et al), IXL Canyon (I.X.L. Canyon), Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Locality: Pennsylvania Mine, Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA

Habit: Rhombohedral

Description: Occurs as fine groups of rhombohedral crystals.

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

Locality: Lady Washington mine, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA

ⓘ ~~Enargite~~

Formula: Cu₃AsS₄

Description: No enargite here - see https://www.mindat.org/mesg-515208.html

ⓘ 'Ferrierite Subgroup'

Locality: Unspecified Ferrierite occurrence (1), North Side of Raymond Peak, Raymond Peak, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA

Colour: White to orange

Description: Occurs in altered andesite as thin blades that commonly combine to form compact balls and short rows of oriented crystals.Occurs as radiating masses with chalcedony in talus.

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Localities:

I X L Mine (I.X.L. Mine; I.X.L. deposit; Ophir lode), IXL Canyon (I.X.L. Canyon), Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
Lady Washington mine, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Gold

Formula: Au

Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.

References:

Committee, FM Locality Index, Kampf, Anthony R. (1989) California Locality Index. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (2) 129-142pp.129-142

ⓘ Gold var. Electrum

Formula: (Au,Ag)

Locality: I X L Mine (I.X.L. Mine; I.X.L. deposit; Ophir lode), IXL Canyon (I.X.L. Canyon), Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA

ⓘ Hessite

Formula: Ag₂Te

Locality: Lady Washington mine, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA

ⓘ Kalinite

Formula: KAl(SO₄)₂ · 11H₂O

Locality: Unspecified Kalinite occurrence, Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA

Description: Occurs as an efflorescence on argillaceous rocks.

ⓘ Miargyrite

Formula: AgSbS₂

Locality: Exchequer Mine (Buckeye Mine; Acacia Mine; Saugatuck et al), IXL Canyon (I.X.L. Canyon), Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA

ⓘ Polybasite

Formula: [Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]

Locality: Pennsylvania Mine, Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA

ⓘ Proustite

Formula: Ag₃AsS₃

Localities:

Exchequer Mine (Buckeye Mine; Acacia Mine; Saugatuck et al), IXL Canyon (I.X.L. Canyon), Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
I X L Mine (I.X.L. Mine; I.X.L. deposit; Ophir lode), IXL Canyon (I.X.L. Canyon), Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA

References:

48 pp.: 28-29

Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 140

Raymond, Rossiter Worthington (1875a), Statistics of the Mines and mining in the states and territories west of the Rocky Mountains: 43rd Congress, 2nd. session, H. Ex. Doc. 177, (1874): 22

Raymond, Rossiter Worthington (1875b), Mines and mining in the states and territories west of the Rocky Mountains: 44th. Cong., 1st. sess., H. Ex. Doc. 159, 519 pp.: 23

Clark, William B. (1977) Mines and Mineral Resources of Alpine County, California. County Report 8. California Division of Mines and Geology

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

Mineralogical Record (1989): 20: 129-142.

ⓘ Pyrargyrite

Formula: Ag₃SbS₃

Localities:

References:

Raymond, Rossiter Worthington (1872), Mines and mining in the states and territories west of the Rocky Mountains: 42nd. Cong., 3rd. sess., H. Ex. Doc. 210, 550 pp.: 13

Wheeler, G.M. (1878), Annual report upon the geographical surveys west of the 100th meridian in California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, and Montana: Appendix of US War Dept. Chief Engineers Annual Report 1878: 184

Hanks, Henry Garber (1886), Sixth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 6 part 1, 145 pp.: 129

Lindgren, Waldemar (1911), The Tertiary gravels of the Sierra Nevada of California: USGS pp 73, 226 pp.: 184

Eakle, Arthur Starr (1919), Alpine County: California Mining Bureau. Report 15: 13

Mineralogical Record (1989): 20: 129-142.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Localities:

Balaklava Mine, Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
I X L Mine (I.X.L. Mine; I.X.L. deposit; Ophir lode), IXL Canyon (I.X.L. Canyon), Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
Isabella Mine, Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
Lady Washington mine, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Unspecified Ferrierite occurrence (1), North Side of Raymond Peak, Raymond Peak, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA

ⓘ Silver

Formula: Ag

Locality: Exchequer Mine (Buckeye Mine; Acacia Mine; Saugatuck et al), IXL Canyon (I.X.L. Canyon), Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Locality: Lady Washington mine, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA

ⓘ Stibnite

Formula: Sb₂S₃

Localities:

References:

48 pp.: 29, 45

Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 126

Raymond, Rossiter Worthington (1875a), Statistics of the Mines and mining in the states and territories west of the Rocky Mountains: 43rd Congress, 2nd. session, H. Ex. Doc. 177, (1874): 22

Clark, William B. (1977) Mines and Mineral Resources of Alpine County, California. County Report 8. California Division of Mines and Geology

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

Mineralogical Record (1989): 20: 129-142.

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S

Locality: Exchequer Mine (Buckeye Mine; Acacia Mine; Saugatuck et al), IXL Canyon (I.X.L. Canyon), Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Gold	1.AA.05	Au
ⓘ	var. Electrum	1.AA.05	(Au,Ag)
ⓘ	Silver	1.AA.05	Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Acanthite	2.BA.35	Ag₂S
ⓘ	Hessite	2.BA.60	Ag₂Te
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Stibnite	2.DB.05	Sb₂S₃
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
ⓘ	Proustite	2.GA.05	Ag₃AsS₃
ⓘ	Pyrargyrite	2.GA.05	Ag₃SbS₃
ⓘ	Argentopearceite	2.GB.	Ag₁₆As₂S₁₁
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S
ⓘ	Polybasite	2.GB.15	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
ⓘ	Miargyrite	2.HA.10	AgSbS₂
ⓘ	Enargite ?	2.KA.05	Cu₃AsS₄
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Arsenolite ?	4.CB.50	As₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Chalcedony	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
ⓘ	Kalinite	7.CC.15	KAl(SO₄)₂ · 11H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Ferrierite Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Argentopolybasite-T2ac'	-	Ag₁₆Sb₂S₁₁

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Kalinite	KAl(SO₄)₂ · 11H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Arsenolite	As₂O₃
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Kalinite	KAl(SO₄)₂ · 11H₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Kalinite	KAl(SO₄)₂ · 11H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Acanthite	Ag₂S
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Enargite	Cu₃AsS₄
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Kalinite	KAl(SO₄)₂ · 11H₂O
S	ⓘ Miargyrite	AgSbS₂
S	ⓘ Polybasite	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
S	ⓘ Proustite	Ag₃AsS₃
S	ⓘ Pyrargyrite	Ag₃SbS₃
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
S	ⓘ Argentopearceite	Ag₁₆As₂S₁₁
S	ⓘ Argentopolybasite-T2ac	Ag₁₆Sb₂S₁₁
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Kalinite	KAl(SO₄)₂ · 11H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Enargite	Cu₃AsS₄
Cu	ⓘ Polybasite	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
Cu	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenolite	As₂O₃
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
As	ⓘ Enargite	Cu₃AsS₄
As	ⓘ Proustite	Ag₃AsS₃
As	ⓘ Argentopearceite	Ag₁₆As₂S₁₁
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Acanthite	Ag₂S
Ag	ⓘ Gold var. Electrum	(Au,Ag)
Ag	ⓘ Hessite	Ag₂Te
Ag	ⓘ Miargyrite	AgSbS₂
Ag	ⓘ Polybasite	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
Ag	ⓘ Proustite	Ag₃AsS₃
Ag	ⓘ Pyrargyrite	Ag₃SbS₃
Ag	ⓘ Silver	Ag
Ag	ⓘ Argentopearceite	Ag₁₆As₂S₁₁
Ag	ⓘ Argentopolybasite-T2ac	Ag₁₆Sb₂S₁₁
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Miargyrite	AgSbS₂
Sb	ⓘ Polybasite	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
Sb	ⓘ Pyrargyrite	Ag₃SbS₃
Sb	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
Sb	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Sb	ⓘ Argentopolybasite-T2ac	Ag₁₆Sb₂S₁₁
Te	Tellurium
Te	ⓘ Hessite	Ag₂Te
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Gold var. Electrum	(Au,Ag)
Au	ⓘ Gold	Au
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

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References

Blake, Wm. P. (1866), Annotated catalogue of the principal mineral species hitherto recognized n California and the adjoining states and territories; being a report of the California State Board of Agriculture. 31 pp., Sacramento: 21.

Raymond, Rossiter Worthington (1872), Mines and mining in the states and territories west of the Rocky Mountains: 42nd. Cong., 3rd. sess., H. Ex. Doc. 210, 550 pp.: 12.

Tucker, W. Burling & Reid J. Sampson (1930), Los Angeles field division: California Mining Bureau. Report 26: 267.

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 338, 343, 362, 545.

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

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