Latitude: 35°14'38"N
Longitude: 116°12'25"W
A group of Ag-Cu-Pb claims and former lode mine located in the SE¼ sec. 2, T13N, R7E, SBM, 6 miles N of interstate highway 15. It is accessed off the Zzyzx Road offramp of Interstate 15. The Zzyzx Road off-ramp is 6.4 miles southeast of Baker, California.
NOTE: Not to be confused with the "Blue Bell Mine" near Baker (
http://www.mindat.org/loc-3543.html) which - apparently - only produced corundum.
Mineral List
77 entries listed. 72 valid minerals. 3 type localities (valid minerals). 1 erroneous literature entry.
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References
Wright, L.A., et al (1953), Mines and mineral resources of San Bernardino County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division of Mines (Report 49): 49(1-2): 64, tabulated list of mines p. 71.
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 144.
Crowley, Jack A. (1977), Minerals of the Blue Bell mine, San Bernardino County, California. Mineralogical Record: 8: 494-497.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 104, 162, 183-184, 190, 196, 211, 229, 233, 234, 298, 299, 340, 514.
Maynard, M. F. (editor) (1984), The Blue Bell Claims San Bernardino County, California, San Bernardino County Museum, pp. 61.
Rocks & Minerals (1985): 60(1): 8.
American Mineralogist (2000): 85: 604, 607.
American Mineralogist (2009): 94: 1198–1204.
Marty, J., Kampf, A. R., Housley, R. M., Mills, S. J. & Weiß, S.. (2010). Seltene neue Tellurmineralien aus Kalifornien, Utah, Arizona und New Mexiko (USA). Lapis: 35(12): 42-51, 66.
Mills, S.J., Kampf, A.R., Kolitsch, U., Housley, R.M. & Raudsepp, M. (2010) The crystal chemistry and crystal structure of kuksite, Pb3Zn3Te6+P2O14, and a note on the crystal structure of yafsoanite, (Ca,Pb)3Zn(TeO6)2. American Mineralogist: 95(7): 933–938.
Kampf, A.R., Mills, S.J., Housley, R.M., Bottrill, R.S. and Kolitsch, U. (2011): Reynoldsite, IMA 2011-051. CNMNC Newsletter No. 10, October 2011: 2560.
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