Unnamed Marble-W prospect [1], Boulder Park, Imperial County, California, USAi
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Unnamed Marble-W prospect [1] | Prospect |
Boulder Park | Park |
Imperial County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 40' 32'' North , 116° 1' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Ocotillo | 266 (2011) | 7.9km |
Jacumba Hot Springs | 561 (2014) | 16.0km |
Rumorosa | 1,836 (2018) | 17.0km |
Ejido Jacumé | 290 (2013) | 17.6km |
Boulevard | 315 (2011) | 22.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
77210
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:77210:0
GUID (UUID V4):
c6a6fe42-1fe5-4fa9-9fd4-70aef8fca8d7
A marble-W occurrence located 6.6 km (4.1 miles) ENE of Boulder Park, on the NE flank of the Jacumba Mountains near Davies Valley, on Bureau of Land Management administered land in the Jacumba (In-Ko-Pah) Wilderness Study Area. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is .
Mineralization is hosted in metasedimentary rock with associated Late Cretaceous tonalite. The ore body is a lens 1.22 meters thick and 12.19 meters long. Limonite-stained garnet-quartz-diopside skarn occurs here. Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks , unit 2 (Peninsular Ranges).
Workings include underground workings 11.28 meters long, driven S56W, down 37 degrees.
Analytical data results: Three samples taken from the skarn zone contained no significant mineral values.
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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:
ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10062386 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America Plate
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate
USA
- California
- Jacumba MountainsMountain Range
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