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Piute Mountain District (Mount Sinai District), Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USAi
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Piute Mountain District (Mount Sinai District)Mining District
Piute MountainsMountain Range
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CaliforniaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 26' 32'' North , 118° 19' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.44222,-118.32944
GeoHash:
G#: 9q7cek51u
GRN:
N24W69
Type:
Mining District
KΓΆppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
208847
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:208847:4
GUID (UUID V4):
b5421473-9c8b-47fa-bda5-80e6641aae7a


A Au mining area located near Claraville, 14 miles SE of Bodfish, in the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains, east-central Kern County.

NOTE: The geographic coordinates provided are for the town of Claraville, stated focal point of the district.

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7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 26 localities in this region.
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Description: Occurs with gold-quartz.
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
β“˜ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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References

Troxel, Bennie W., Morton, Paul K. (1962) Mines and Mineral Resources of Kern County California. County Report 1. California Division of Mines and Geologyp.46
Murdoch, Joseph, Webb, Robert W. (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. p.1-559.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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