Golden Queen Mine, Soledad Mountain project (Victory), Soledad Mountain deposit, Soledad Mountain (Butte Mountain), Mojave, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 59' 13'' North , 118° 11' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Mojave | 4,238 (2011) | 7.4km |
Rosamond | 18,150 (2011) | 13.8km |
California City | 13,277 (2017) | 24.1km |
Edwards Air Force Base | 2,063 (2013) | 24.4km |
Tehachapi | 13,021 (2017) | 28.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Tehachapi Valley Gem & Mineral Society | Tehachapi, California | 29km |
Antelope Valley Gem and Mineral Club | Lancaster, California | 32km |
Palmdale Gem & Mineral Club | Palmdale, California | 46km |
Mindat Locality ID:
27368
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:27368:1
GUID (UUID V4):
793d2cd5-9c9a-4c16-9b52-e7e420a9f259
A former lode Au-Ag occurrence/mine located in sec. 6, T10N, R12W, SBM, on the N slope of Soledad Mountain, along the N slope of Soledad Mountain, about 5 miles SW of Mojave. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
Local rocks include Quaternary alluvium and marine deposits.
Workings include underground openings.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Halotrichite Formula: FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O Colour: Platinum-colored Description: Occurs as tufts to 30 cm long as an alteration product of pyrite in a rhyolite breccia zone. |
ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Halotrichite | 7.CB.85 | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10076711 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Mojave DomainDomain
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060290191