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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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 51' 12'' North , 114° 48' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Los Algodones | 4,874 (2015) | 18.2km |
Colonia Ladrillera | 277 (2018) | 19.6km |
Donovan Estates | 1,508 (2017) | 19.7km |
Colonia Francisco Santana Peralta | 578 (2013) | 19.7km |
Avenue B and C | 4,176 (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.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
βͺ 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:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
---|---|---|---|
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Andalusite | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
β | Kyanite | 9.AF.15 | Al2(SiO4)O |
β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
B | Boron | |
B | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
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