Copper Queen claims, Red Buttes, El Paso Mountains District, El Paso Mountains, Kern County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Copper Queen claims | Group of Claims |
| Red Buttes | - not defined - |
| El Paso Mountains District | Mining District |
| El Paso Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Kern County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 22' 36'' North , 117° 54' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Claims
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg | 172 (2011) | 24.0km |
| California City | 13,277 (2017) | 29.0km |
| Inyokern | 1,099 (2018) | 31.1km |
| China Lake Acres | 1,876 (2011) | 31.8km |
| Ridgecrest | 28,780 (2017) | 34.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Wells Valley Gem & Mineral Society | Ridgecrest, California | 34km |
Mindat Locality ID:
79920
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:79920:4
GUID (UUID V4):
080cc14f-a48d-4d5c-b9d5-003400bb17fa
A former lode Cu-Au occurrence/group of claims/mine located in the SW¼ sec. 27, T29S, R38E, MDM, 5.1 km (3.1 miles) SSE of Red Buttes (coordinates of record) and 2.3 km (1.4 miles) NNW of Saltdale (6½ miles NE of Cantil), in a small canyon just E of the mouth of Last Chance Canyon. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in quartz diorite. Weak Cu & Au mineralization occurs along the W wall of a N-trending lamprophyre dike and along a NNW-trending, SW-dipping quartz vein. The vein is a few tens of feet NE of the shaft on the dike and averages 6 inches (15 cm) in width. Associated rocks include lamprophyre. Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges).
Workings include underground openings with a length of 121.92 meters and an overall depth of 76.2 meters. A vertical shaft is about 250 feet deep on the E wall of the dike, and a NNW-driven adits is a few tens of feet NE of the shaft. A drift adit is about 100 feet long with a 20 foot raise to surface. About 20 feet from the portal a 30 foot winze was sunk.
Production data are found in: Troxel, Bennie Wyatt & P.K. Morton (1962).
One carload of ore was shipped in 1921.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10103006 |
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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 #0060290975
