Mesquite District, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USAi
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Mesquite District | Mining District |
Chocolate Mountains Mining District | Mining District |
Chocolate Mountains | Mountain Range |
Imperial County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 6' 0'' North , 114° 56' 59'' West
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Mindat Locality ID:
77096
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:77096:2
GUID (UUID V4):
35af27a4-9dfb-4499-adbd-8fe5f7623112
A Au mining area located on the eastern margin of the Salton Trough.
Mineralization is related to fractures and breccia. Plutonic rocks are present in the area.
Related tectonic structures include NE- & NW-striking thrust, normal, and strike slip faults of the Neogene San Andreas Fault System.
Production data are found in: Southwestern Pay Dirt, January, 1988: 11A; and, in Higgins (1990): 55.
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Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
ⓘ | '' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Localities in this Region
- California
- Imperial County
- Chocolate Mountains
- Chocolate Mountains Mining District
- Chocolate Mountains
- Imperial County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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