Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 16' 5'' North , 117° 35' 27'' West
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Mindat Locality ID:
3466
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3466:4
GUID (UUID V4):
45191959-2260-407c-b64a-c1e7d5365adf
Around 1870 gold, silver, and lead deposits were again discovered in the Coso Range, West of Darwin, resulting in formation of the New Coso Mining District circa 1874. Darwin was the main commercial center, and the Defiance the principal mine of the district. Other producers were the Argus-Sterling, Christmas Gift, Lucky Jim, Custer, Independence, Keystone, Thompson, and Wonder. During the period 1870 to 1877 three smelters were erected and water was piped in from the Coso Mountains. By the end of 1875 the town boasted two smelters, twenty working mines, 200 frame houses, seventy-eight business establishments, and a population of 700. In the late 1870s, as was happening in other Inyo County camps, Darwin began to falter in production. The Defiance furnace was shut down in August 1876; all it took to completely depopulate the town were strikes in Bodie and Mammoth City around 1878, and the remaining miners took off for these promising new frontiers.
Darwin's rebirth also occurred during the revival of industry in southern Inyo County around 1906. Earlier left on the dumps or not mined because it was considered worthless, copper was now a valuable metal and copper mining was showing unprecedented profits. In 1907 Senator Tasker L. Oddie of Nevada bought nine claims in the Darwin area, while Nixon and Wingfield of Goldfield Consolidated fame also took over some property there. That Darwin had caught the fancy of miners again is evidenced by the statement of one Greenwater miner who said that Darwin's showing of copper was even more promising than that of the famous bonanza town in which he currently lived. Also by 1907 the Lucky Jim Mine was shipping lead-silver ore to Salt Lake smelters. In June 1919 the Darwin District, especially the Lucky Jim and Christmas Gift mines, was still going strong, given impetus by an advance in the price of silver. It was showing up so well, in fact, that in 1920 the stock of the Lucky Jim was placed on the New York Stock Exchange.
By 1927 the Darwin District's future seemed assured, for the area was found to contain ores of nearly all the metallic minerals: silver, lead, gold, tungsten, and copper. Production for the area from 1870 to October 1938 reached approximately $3 to $5 million, some estimates being as high as $7 million by 1945. In that year the Anaconda Copper Mining Company purchased the principal mines and took over operations there. Darwin became the chief source of lead in California, producing two-thirds of all that commodity used in the state. The total value of all lead, silver, and zinc produced has been put at $15 million.
Darwin's rebirth also occurred during the revival of industry in southern Inyo County around 1906. Earlier left on the dumps or not mined because it was considered worthless, copper was now a valuable metal and copper mining was showing unprecedented profits. In 1907 Senator Tasker L. Oddie of Nevada bought nine claims in the Darwin area, while Nixon and Wingfield of Goldfield Consolidated fame also took over some property there. That Darwin had caught the fancy of miners again is evidenced by the statement of one Greenwater miner who said that Darwin's showing of copper was even more promising than that of the famous bonanza town in which he currently lived. Also by 1907 the Lucky Jim Mine was shipping lead-silver ore to Salt Lake smelters. In June 1919 the Darwin District, especially the Lucky Jim and Christmas Gift mines, was still going strong, given impetus by an advance in the price of silver. It was showing up so well, in fact, that in 1920 the stock of the Lucky Jim was placed on the New York Stock Exchange.
By 1927 the Darwin District's future seemed assured, for the area was found to contain ores of nearly all the metallic minerals: silver, lead, gold, tungsten, and copper. Production for the area from 1870 to October 1938 reached approximately $3 to $5 million, some estimates being as high as $7 million by 1945. In that year the Anaconda Copper Mining Company purchased the principal mines and took over operations there. Darwin became the chief source of lead in California, producing two-thirds of all that commodity used in the state. The total value of all lead, silver, and zinc produced has been put at $15 million.(Greene, Linda I. (1981): IID.1&2)
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
β | Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
β | Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
β | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
β | Selenium | 1.CC.10 | Se |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
β | Rickardite | 2.BA.30 | Cu7Te5 |
β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
β | Metacinnabar | 2.CB.05a | HgS |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Stannite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2FeSnS4 |
β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Guanajuatite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2Se3 |
β | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
β | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
β | Tetradymite | 2.DC.05 | Bi2Te2S |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
β | Krupkaite | 2.HB.05a | PbCuBi3S6 |
β | Friedrichite | 2.HB.05a | Pb5Cu5Bi7S18 |
β | Boulangerite ? | 2.HC.15 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
β | Franckeite | 2.HF.25b | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn4+2Sb2S14 |
β | Cupropavonite | 2.JA.05a | Cu0.9Ag0.5Pb0.6Bi2.5S5 |
β | Pavonite | 2.JA.05a | AgBi3S5 |
β | Matildite | 2.JA.20 | AgBiS2 |
β | Junoite | 2.JB.25a | Cu2Pb3Bi8(S,Se)16 |
β | Neyite | 2.JB.25i | Ag2Cu6Pb25Bi26S68 |
β | Vikingite | 2.JB.40a | Ag5Pb8Bi13S30 |
β | Gustavite | 2.JB.40a | AgPbBi3S6 |
β | Eskimoite | 2.JB.40b | Ag7Pb10Bi15S36 |
β | HeyrovskΓ½ite | 2.JB.40b | Pb6Bi2S9 |
β | Galenobismutite | 2.JC.25e | PbBi2S4 |
β | Enargite ? | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
β | Famatinite | 2.KA.10 | Cu3SbS4 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
β | Creedite | 3.CG.15 | Ca3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 Β· 2H2O |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
β | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Valentinite | 4.CB.55 | Sb2O3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
β | var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
β | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
β | Tungstite | 4.FJ.10 | WO3 Β· H2O |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
β | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
β | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β | Rosasite | 5.BA.10 | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β | Aurichalcite | 5.BA.15 | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
β | Hydrozincite | 5.BA.15 | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
β | Bismutite | 5.BE.25 | (BiO)2CO3 |
β | Kettnerite | 5.BE.30 | CaBiCO3OF |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
β | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
β | Plumbojarosite | 7.BC.10 | Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
β | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
β | Caledonite | 7.BC.50 | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
β | Linarite | 7.BC.65 | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
β | Goslarite | 7.CB.40 | ZnSO4 Β· 7H2O |
β | Gypsum var. Selenite | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
β | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O | |
β | Serpierite | 7.DD.30 | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 Β· 3H2O |
β | Crocoite | 7.FA.20 | PbCr6+O4 |
β | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
β | Stolzite ? | 7.GA.05 | Pb(WO4) |
β | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
β | Powellite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(MoO4) |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Pseudomalachite | 8.BD.05 | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
β | Pyromorphite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
β | Vanadinite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Larnite | 9.AD.05 | Ca2SiO4 |
β | Grossular | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Andradite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
β | Braunite | 9.AG.05 | Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8 |
β | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
β | Spurrite (TL) | 9.AH.15 | Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3) |
β | Gehlenite | 9.BB.10 | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
β | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O |
β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Vesuvianite | 9.BG.35 | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(β»4)β»[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
β | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
β | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
β | Wollastonite | 9.DG.05 | Ca3(Si3O9) |
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | Montmorillonite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O |
β | Hydrohalloysite | 9.ED.10 | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 Β· 2H2O |
β | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1 |
β | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
β | 'Jasper' | - | |
β | 'Andorite' | - | AgPbSb3S6 |
β | 'Limonite' | - | |
β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
β | 'Copper Stain' | - | |
β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
H | β Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
H | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
H | β Creedite | Ca3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 · 2H2O |
H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | β Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
H | β Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
H | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | β Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
H | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | β Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | β Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
H | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
H | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
H | β Tungstite | WO3 · H2O |
H | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
H | β Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Hydrohalloysite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O |
H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
C | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | β Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
C | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
C | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
C | β Kettnerite | CaBiCO3OF |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
C | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
C | β Spurrite | Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
O | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
O | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
O | β Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
O | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
O | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
O | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | β Creedite | Ca3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 · 2H2O |
O | β Crocoite | PbCr6+O4 |
O | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
O | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Gehlenite | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | β Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
O | β Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
O | β Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
O | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | β Kettnerite | CaBiCO3OF |
O | β Larnite | Ca2SiO4 |
O | β Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
O | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | β Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
O | β Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
O | β Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
O | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
O | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
O | β Spurrite | Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3) |
O | β Stolzite | Pb(WO4) |
O | β Tenorite | CuO |
O | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
O | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
O | β Tungstite | WO3 · H2O |
O | β Valentinite | Sb2O3 |
O | β Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
O | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
O | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
O | β Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
O | β Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Hydrohalloysite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O |
O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Creedite | Ca3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 · 2H2O |
F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
F | β Kettnerite | CaBiCO3OF |
F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Mg | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Mg | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Mg | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Al | β Creedite | Ca3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 · 2H2O |
Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | β Gehlenite | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
Al | β Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Hydrohalloysite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
Si | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Gehlenite | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
Si | β Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
Si | β Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | β Larnite | Ca2SiO4 |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Si | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Spurrite | Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3) |
Si | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Si | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Si | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
Si | β Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Hydrohalloysite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
P | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
S | β Andorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
S | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | β Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
S | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
S | β Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | β Covellite | CuS |
S | β Creedite | Ca3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 · 2H2O |
S | β Cupropavonite | Cu0.9Ag0.5Pb0.6Bi2.5S5 |
S | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
S | β Eskimoite | Ag7Pb10Bi15S36 |
S | β Famatinite | Cu3SbS4 |
S | β Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
S | β Friedrichite | Pb5Cu5Bi7S18 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Galenobismutite | PbBi2S4 |
S | β Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
S | β Gustavite | AgPbBi3S6 |
S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | β Junoite | Cu2Pb3Bi8(S,Se)16 |
S | β Krupkaite | PbCuBi3S6 |
S | β Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
S | β Matildite | AgBiS2 |
S | β Metacinnabar | HgS |
S | β Neyite | Ag2Cu6Pb25Bi26S68 |
S | β Pavonite | AgBi3S5 |
S | β Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
S | β Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
S | β Sulphur | S8 |
S | β Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
S | β Vikingite | Ag5Pb8Bi13S30 |
S | β Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | β HeyrovskΓ½ite | Pb6Bi2S9 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
Cl | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
Cl | β Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
Ca | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Creedite | Ca3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 · 2H2O |
Ca | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ca | β Gehlenite | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
Ca | β Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | β Kettnerite | CaBiCO3OF |
Ca | β Larnite | Ca2SiO4 |
Ca | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Ca | β Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
Ca | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Ca | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
Ca | β Spurrite | Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3) |
Ca | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Ca | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Ca | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
Ca | β Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
Ca | β Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
V | Vanadium | |
V | β Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | β Crocoite | PbCr6+O4 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
Mn | β Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | β Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
Fe | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
Fe | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
Cu | β Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
Cu | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
Cu | β Cupropavonite | Cu0.9Ag0.5Pb0.6Bi2.5S5 |
Cu | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
Cu | β Famatinite | Cu3SbS4 |
Cu | β Friedrichite | Pb5Cu5Bi7S18 |
Cu | β Junoite | Cu2Pb3Bi8(S,Se)16 |
Cu | β Krupkaite | PbCuBi3S6 |
Cu | β Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | β Neyite | Ag2Cu6Pb25Bi26S68 |
Cu | β Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
Cu | β Rickardite | Cu7Te5 |
Cu | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
Cu | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
Cu | β Tenorite | CuO |
Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Zn | β Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
Zn | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
Zn | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Zn | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Zn | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
Zn | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
As | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
Se | Selenium | |
Se | β Guanajuatite | Bi2Se3 |
Se | β Junoite | Cu2Pb3Bi8(S,Se)16 |
Se | β Selenium | Se |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | β Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
Mo | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
Ag | β Andorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
Ag | β Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
Ag | β Cupropavonite | Cu0.9Ag0.5Pb0.6Bi2.5S5 |
Ag | β Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
Ag | β Eskimoite | Ag7Pb10Bi15S36 |
Ag | β Gustavite | AgPbBi3S6 |
Ag | β Matildite | AgBiS2 |
Ag | β Neyite | Ag2Cu6Pb25Bi26S68 |
Ag | β Pavonite | AgBi3S5 |
Ag | β Silver | Ag |
Ag | β Vikingite | Ag5Pb8Bi13S30 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | β Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
Sn | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Andorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
Sb | β Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
Sb | β Famatinite | Cu3SbS4 |
Sb | β Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
Sb | β Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Sb | β Valentinite | Sb2O3 |
Te | Tellurium | |
Te | β Rickardite | Cu7Te5 |
Te | β Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
W | Tungsten | |
W | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
W | β Stolzite | Pb(WO4) |
W | β Tungstite | WO3 · H2O |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | β Metacinnabar | HgS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Andorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
Pb | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
Pb | β Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
Pb | β Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
Pb | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
Pb | β Crocoite | PbCr6+O4 |
Pb | β Cupropavonite | Cu0.9Ag0.5Pb0.6Bi2.5S5 |
Pb | β Eskimoite | Ag7Pb10Bi15S36 |
Pb | β Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
Pb | β Friedrichite | Pb5Cu5Bi7S18 |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Pb | β Galenobismutite | PbBi2S4 |
Pb | β Gustavite | AgPbBi3S6 |
Pb | β Junoite | Cu2Pb3Bi8(S,Se)16 |
Pb | β Krupkaite | PbCuBi3S6 |
Pb | β Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
Pb | β Neyite | Ag2Cu6Pb25Bi26S68 |
Pb | β Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Pb | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
Pb | β Stolzite | Pb(WO4) |
Pb | β Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
Pb | β Vikingite | Ag5Pb8Bi13S30 |
Pb | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Pb | β HeyrovskΓ½ite | Pb6Bi2S9 |
Bi | Bismuth | |
Bi | β Bismuth | Bi |
Bi | β Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
Bi | β Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
Bi | β Cupropavonite | Cu0.9Ag0.5Pb0.6Bi2.5S5 |
Bi | β Eskimoite | Ag7Pb10Bi15S36 |
Bi | β Friedrichite | Pb5Cu5Bi7S18 |
Bi | β Galenobismutite | PbBi2S4 |
Bi | β Guanajuatite | Bi2Se3 |
Bi | β Gustavite | AgPbBi3S6 |
Bi | β Junoite | Cu2Pb3Bi8(S,Se)16 |
Bi | β Kettnerite | CaBiCO3OF |
Bi | β Krupkaite | PbCuBi3S6 |
Bi | β Matildite | AgBiS2 |
Bi | β Neyite | Ag2Cu6Pb25Bi26S68 |
Bi | β Pavonite | AgBi3S5 |
Bi | β Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
Bi | β Vikingite | Ag5Pb8Bi13S30 |
Bi | β HeyrovskΓ½ite | Pb6Bi2S9 |
Localities in this Region
- California
- Inyo County
- Darwin Hills
- Darwin Mining District
- Darwin
- Acme Mine (Colonel Mine)
- Ajax Mine
- Alameda Mine
- Belle Union Mine
- Bruce Mine (Bruce group; Bruce prospect)
- Buckhorn Mine
- Chipmunk Mine (Chipmunk claim)
- Clark and Johnson lease prospect
- Columbia Mine
- Copper Grand Mine
- Custer Mine
- Darwin Mine (Anaconda; Bernon Mine; Defiance Mine; Essex Mine; Independence Mine; Intermediate Mine; Rip Van Winkle Mine; Thompson Mine)
- Darwin Mines (Darwin group; Defiance; Driver; Independence; Lane; Liberty; Lucky Jim; Southwest and Thompson; Bernon; Rip Van Winkle; Mexicanus Colorado Inc.)
- Dividend Mine
- Durham Mine (Pacific Tungsten Co.)
- Emperor Mine (Darwin Mine)
- Fernando Mine (St. Charles; Hayward; Darwin Silver project; Fernando and St Charles)
- Giroux Mine (Jeroo Mine; Rio Tinto Mine; Rio Tinto Consolidated Mine)
- Hayward Mine
- Darwin
- Darwin Mining District
- Darwin Hills
- Inyo County
- California
- Inyo County
- Darwin Hills
- Darwin Mining District
- Darwin
- Hollywood claim
- Jackass Mine
- Keystone group (Darwin-Keystone; Keystone Mine)
- Kingman prospect (Kingman Mine)
- Lucky Lucy Mine
- Mayflower Mine
- New Cosomo occurrence
- Ophir Mountain Mine
- Pacific Tungsten Co. Mine [1]
- Pacific Tungsten Co. Mine [2]
- Paraspurrite type locality
- Powell Tungsten property
- Richardson group (Reno)
- Richardson prospect (Richardson group; Reno)
- Rio Tinto Consolidated (Rio Tinto; Jeroo)
- Ruona group
- Silver Reef Mine (Mickey Sommers group; Mickey Sommers claims; Silver Reef Nos. 1-3 claims)
- Silver Spoon Mine
- St. Charles Mine
- Susquehanna Mine
- Toga Mine (Pacific Tungsten Company Mine)
- Wisconsin prospect
- Darwin
- Darwin Mining District
- Darwin Hills
- Inyo County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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