Quartz Peak, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial Co., California, USAi
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Quartz Peak | Peak |
Paymaster Mining District | Mining District |
Chocolate Mountains | Mountain Range |
Imperial Co. | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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33° 5' 21'' North , 114° 49' 23'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Cibola | 250 (2011) | 29.2km |
Palo Verde | 171 (2011) | 39.1km |
Winterhaven | 394 (2011) | 42.7km |
Avenue B and C | 4,176 (2017) | 43.9km |
Los Algodones | 4,874 (2015) | 44.1km |
A summit, and the high point of Peter Kane Mountain, Chocolate Mountains, in the Picacho Peak Wilderness Area.
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β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Localities: Caveman Mine (Cave Man group of claims; Scudder prospect; Caveman group), Quartz Peak, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial Co., California, USA Volunteer Mine (Volunteer group of claims; Volunteer Group Mine), Quartz Peak, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial Co., California, USA |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Cal Div Mines & Geol County Report 7 "Geology and Mineral Resources of Imperial Co., CA" |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Localities: Caveman Mine (Cave Man group of claims; Scudder prospect; Caveman group), Quartz Peak, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial Co., California, USA Volunteer Mine (Volunteer group of claims; Volunteer Group Mine), Quartz Peak, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial Co., California, USA |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
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AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1 | |||
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.9.1.1 | CuFeS2 |
Group 16a - ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
β | Azurite | 16a.2.1.1 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β | Malachite | 16a.3.1.1 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Localities in this Region
- California
- Imperial Co.
- Chocolate Mountains
- Paymaster Mining District
- Chocolate Mountains
- Imperial Co.
- California
- Imperial Co.
- Chocolate Mountains
- Imperial Co.
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