Groover Mine (Carbonate Lead Mine; Golden Eagle Mine), Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USAi
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Groover Mine (Carbonate Lead Mine; Golden Eagle Mine) | Mine |
Pinto Mountain | Mountain |
Riverside County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 1' 55'' North , 115° 49' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Twentynine Palms | 26,025 (2017) | 23.7km |
Indio Hills | 972 (2011) | 43.3km |
Joshua Tree | 7,414 (2011) | 46.0km |
Indio | 87,533 (2017) | 49.8km |
Coachella | 44,635 (2017) | 50.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
87002
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:87002:2
GUID (UUID V4):
d505b509-94bf-486b-9b7c-bf7646c9d9e9
A former small Pb-Ag-Au-Cu occurrence/mine located in the NE¼NE¼ sec. 4, T2S, R11E, SBM, about 9.8 km NNE of Pinto Mountain (summit), 14 miles SE from Twentynine Palms. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.
Local rocks include pre-Cenozoic metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks undivided.
Workings include surface and underground openings comprised of 2 shafts 150 feet deep, 1 adit and some open cuts.
Production data: About 350 tons of ore were mined.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 References: |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Description: Principal ore mineral here. References: |
ⓘ 'Limonite' |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
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 | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10261830 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- California
- Dale District (Virginia Dale District)Mining District
- Pinto MountainsMountain Range
- San Bernardino MountainsMountain Range
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