Ebony Iron deposit (Lava Bed deposit; Ebony), Iron Ridge, Lava Beds District (Newberry District), Lava Bed Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 36' 22'' North , 116° 33' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lucerne Valley | 5,811 (2011) | 41.9km |
| Big Bear City | 12,304 (2017) | 46.7km |
| Big Bear Lake | 5,213 (2017) | 51.8km |
| Barstow | 23,692 (2017) | 53.7km |
| Yucca Valley | 21,600 (2017) | 55.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
88468
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:88468:1
GUID (UUID V4):
56907b7f-9b78-4f37-aa22-8ccffddeaab4
An Fe deposit/prospect located in the SW ¼ sec. 15, T6N, R4E, SBM, 1.8 km (1.1 miles) WSW of Iron Ridge (coordinates of record) and 11.6 km (7.2 miles) W of Argos Mountain (coordinates of record), on the W slope of the ridge, SSE of Newberry Springs. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.
Mineralization is a replacement deposit hosted in dolomite, marble, and granite. Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges).
Workings include surface openings comprised of 5 pits.
Reserve-Resource data are found in: Southern Pacific Co. (1964), Vol. III.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Ludwigite Formula: Mg2Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 6 - Borates | |||
| ⓘ | Ludwigite | 6.AB.30 | Mg2Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| B | Boron | |
|---|---|---|
| B | ⓘ Ludwigite | Mg2Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Ludwigite | Mg2Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ludwigite | Mg2Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ludwigite | Mg2Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10036185 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Mojave DomainDomain
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