Tungsten King group, Drum Peak, Vanderbilt District (New York District), New York Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 15' 0'' North , 115° 23' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Searchlight | 539 (2011) | 49.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
89677
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:89677:4
GUID (UUID V4):
48a75176-25c0-4834-8137-4ee03ae53fef
A former W occurrence/mine located in sec. 32, T14N, R15E, SBM, 7.5 km (4.7 miles) WNW of Drum Peak (coordinates of record) and 5.3 km (3.3 miles) SSW of Brant (Ivanpah Valley), along the western margin of the New York Mountains (15 miles NW of Ledge Station; 4 miles E of Cima), on federal reservation land (Mojave National Preserve/East Mojave National Scenic Area). Operated in 1916. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
NOTE: The 2 USGS MRDS databases present discrepant geographic coordinates and T&R values. MRDS file #10141056 states it is in R16E based on a narrative (in one of the references ?) that suggests R16E instead of R15E. That would place it in the Sagamore Canyon area to the E. MRDS file #10107643 presents the coordinates presented here and states that this locality is 4 miles E of Cima, which matches the coordinates.
Mineralization is hosted in pegmatite. The ore body is 18.29 meters wide and 365.76 meters long. Local rocks include Cambrian marine rocks and/or Quaternary alluvium and marine deposits.
A few tons of high-grade float was readied for shipment. No production figures are available.
Analytical data results: Reported to average 1 to 5% WO3.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Hübnerite Formula: MnWO4 |
ⓘ 'Wolframite Group' References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Hübnerite | 4.DB.30 | MnWO4 |
ⓘ | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Hübnerite | MnWO4 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Hübnerite | MnWO4 |
W | Tungsten | |
W | ⓘ Hübnerite | MnWO4 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10107643 |
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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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