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Drifted Snow Mine, Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USAi
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Drifted Snow MineMine
Obregon- not defined -
Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District)Mining District
Cargo Muchacho MountainsMountain Range
Imperial CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 51' 12'' North , 114° 48' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
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Colonia Ladrillera277 (2018)19.6km
Donovan Estates1,508 (2017)19.7km
Colonia Francisco Santana Peralta578 (2013)19.7km
Avenue B and C4,176 (2017)19.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
300076
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:300076:5
GUID (UUID V4):
8f1bdd24-4045-49db-86e2-f8c90cfe504b


Relatively pure zones of sericite occur in sericite schist of the Precambrian(?) Vitrefrax Formation. The sericite schist containing the pure zones, which have irregular boundaries, is intercalated with quartz sericite schist and quartzite. Locally irregular zones occur in the schist that contain long, bladed kyanite crystals, small prismatic crystals of black tourmaline, and foliated bodies of apple-green pyrophyllite, and quartz. A small quartz-feldspar pegmatite dike intrudes the deposit on the northeast.

Intermittent activity. Since 1955 this deposit has yielded several hundred tons of material valued at $70-80 per ton. The material was used in paint. The material is mined in an open pit by bulldozer and is processed in a cyclone classifier for separation of pure sericite. The Drifted Snow mine is a part of the Bluebird group which includes the Drifted Snow mine and the Bluebird Kyanite mine. (Henshaw 42:154).

NOTE: This locality is not to be confused with the Drifted Snow that is part of the Blue Bird Kyanite Mine on Vitrefrax Hill, 1.5 kilometers to the south.

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

βœͺ Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Colour: brown
Description: Collected by William W Besse
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

Gallery:

Al2(SiO4)Oβ“˜ Andalusite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
Bβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

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