Needles Magnesite deposit (Needles Mine; White Moon claims; Brown-Hubbard), Eagle Peak, Sacramento Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 46' 35'' North , 114° 46' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Needles | 4,984 (2017) | 16.7km |
Arizona Village | 946 (2011) | 19.4km |
Willow Valley | 1,062 (2011) | 21.6km |
Mohave Valley | 2,616 (2011) | 24.4km |
Golden Shores | 2,047 (2017) | 27.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Silvery Colorado River Rock Club | Bullhead City, Arizona | 45km |
Mindat Locality ID:
89109
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:89109:8
GUID (UUID V4):
176b949f-0083-4e11-b093-a3a7ab40e2da
A former magnesite occurrence/mine located in the W½NW¼NE¼ sec. 22, T8N, R21E, SBM, 1.8 km (1.1 miles) W of Eagle Peak (coordinates of record). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.
Local rocks include Tertiary nonmarine rocks, undivided.
Workings include unspecified surface openings (the topo map reflects 1 open cast mine symbol at the end of a dead end trail at this point).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Description: Occurs interbedded with white magnesite. |
ⓘ Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 Colour: White Description: Occurs as a thinly-bedded deposit interbedded with dolomite; fine-grained material of high purity. References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10164450 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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