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Picacho District, Chocolate Mts, Imperial Co., California, USA

A mining area located 20 miles NW of Winterhaven.

A few peridots of good quality have been reported from the gravels of the Picacho region.

References

Merrill, F.J.H. (1914), Geology and Mineral Resources of San Diego and Imperial Counties: Gems, Lithia Minerals. California State Mining Bureau, San Francisco, Cal. California State Printing Office. Chapter 2: 110.

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 545.

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Azurite
Cerussite
Chalcopyrite
Dumortierite
Forsterite
var: Peridot

Galena
var: Argentiferous Galena
Gold
Gold
var: Electrum

Gypsum
Malachite
Tenorite
Tetrahedrite


13 entries listed. 10 valid minerals.

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