Pilot Mountain, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside Co., California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Pilot Mountain | Mountain |
| Chuckwalla Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Riverside Co. | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 35' 18'' North , 115° 22' 1'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Desert Center | 204 (2011) | 14.2km |
| Niland | 1,006 (2011) | 41.2km |
| Bombay Beach | 295 (2011) | 42.8km |
| Calipatria | 7,424 (2017) | 53.2km |
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| β Autunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O Localities: Reference: Pemberton, H Earl " Minerals of California" Van Nostrand Reinholt Press |
| β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Localities: Reference: Orcutt, Charles Russell (1890), The Colorado Desert: California Division Mines Report 10: 903; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 94. |
| β Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 Reference: CDMG OFR 94-11 Mineral Land Classification of the Eastern Half of Riverside Co. California |
| β Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 Localities: Red Cloud Mine, Pilot Mountain, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside Co., California, USA Lost Pony Mine (Desert Center Mine), Pilot Mountain, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside Co., California, USA Eureka group (Sureka group), Pilot Mountain, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside Co., California, USA Granite Mine, Pilot Mountain, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside Co., California, USA Reference: CDMG OFR 94-11 Mineral Land Classification of the Eastern Half of Riverside Co. California |
| β Conichalcite Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH) Reference: CDMG OFR 94-11 Mineral Land Classification of the Eastern Half of Riverside Co. California |
| β Cuprite Formula: Cu2O Description: Occurs as abundant masses. Reference: CDMG OFR 94-11 Mineral Land Classification of the Eastern Half of Riverside Co. California; Orcutt, Charles Russell (1890), The Colorado Desert: California Division Mines Report 10: 901; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 164. |
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Reference: CDMG OFR 94-11 Mineral Land Classification of the Eastern Half of Riverside Co. California |
| β Gold Formula: Au Localities: Red Cloud Mine, Pilot Mountain, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside Co., California, USA Lost Pony Mine (Desert Center Mine), Pilot Mountain, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside Co., California, USA Eureka group (Sureka group), Pilot Mountain, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside Co., California, USA Granite Mine, Pilot Mountain, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside Co., California, USA Reference: CDMG OFR 94-11 Mineral Land Classification of the Eastern Half of Riverside Co. California |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Localities: Red Cloud Mine, Pilot Mountain, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside Co., California, USA Lost Pony Mine (Desert Center Mine), Pilot Mountain, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside Co., California, USA Eureka group (Sureka group), Pilot Mountain, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside Co., California, USA Granite Mine, Pilot Mountain, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside Co., California, USA Model Mine (Chuckwalla and Model Mine; Chukwalla & Model Group of Mines), Pilot Mountain, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside Co., California, USA Reference: CDMG OFR 94-11 Mineral Land Classification of the Eastern Half of Riverside Co. California |
| β Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl Reference: CDMG OFR 94-11 Mineral Land Classification of the Eastern Half of Riverside Co. California |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Description: Heavily mineralized with pyrite cubes. Reference: CDMG OFR 94-11 Mineral Land Classification of the Eastern Half of Riverside Co. California; Tucker, W. Burling & Reid J. Sampson (1945), Mineral resources of Riverside County: California Division Mines Report 41: 141-142; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 72. |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10035349. |
| β Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.; CDMG OFR 94-11 Mineral Land Classification of the Eastern Half of Riverside Co. California |
| β Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) Reference: CDMG OFR 94-11 Mineral Land Classification of the Eastern Half of Riverside Co. California |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| β | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| β | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Autunite | 8.EB.05 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 10-12H2O |
| β | Conichalcite | 8.BH.35 | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| β | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| O | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| O | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| O | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Ca | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Cu | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| As | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Pb | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
Localities in this Region
- California
- Riverside Co.
- Chuckwalla Mountains
- Pilot Mountain
- Comanchero Mine (Echo Valley claim)
- Crescent Copper group [2] (Crescent; Balimonk Mine)
- Crescent Mine
- Echo Valley Mine
- Eureka group (Sureka group)
- Granite Mine
- Hopeful Mine
- Longshot claims
- Lost Pony Mine (Desert Center Mine)
- Model Mine (Chuckwalla and Model Mine; Chukwalla & Model Group of Mines)
- Red Cloud Mine
- Triangle Mine (Pilot Mine)
- Tubbs claims
- Unnamed Ag prospect [3]
- Unnamed Au-Ag prospect [10]
- Unnamed Au-Ag prospect [12]
- Unnamed Au-Ag prospect [14]
- Unnamed Au-Ag prospect [17]
- Unnamed Au-Ag prospect [18]
- Unnamed Au-Ag prospect [20]
- Unnamed Au-Ag prospect [22]
- Pilot Mountain
- Chuckwalla Mountains
- Riverside Co.
- California
- Riverside Co.
- Chuckwalla Mountains
- Pilot Mountain
- Unnamed Au-Ag prospect [23]
- Unnamed Au-Ag prospect [6]
- Unnamed Au-Ag prospect [7]
- Unnamed Au prospect [15]
- Unnamed Au prospect [19]
- Unnamed Au prospect [34]
- Unnamed Au prospect [39]
- Unnamed Au prospect [42]
- Unnamed Au prospect [43]
- Unnamed Au prospect [46]
- Unnamed Au prospect [51]
- Unnamed Au prospect [53]
- Unnamed Au prospect [56]
- Unnamed Au prospect [58]
- Unnamed Au prospect [59]
- Unnamed Au prospect [63]
- Unnamed Au prospect [66]
- Unnamed Au prospect [7]
- Unnamed Au prospect [71]
- Unnamed Au prospect [72]
- Unnamed Au prospect [8]
- Pilot Mountain
- Chuckwalla Mountains
- Riverside Co.
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- California
- Riverside Co.
- Chuckwalla Mountains
- Chuckwalla District (Pacific mining district)Mining District
- Chuckwalla Mountains
- Riverside Co.
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