Copper Point Mine, Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USAi
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Copper Point Mine | Mine |
Pinto Mountain | Mountain |
Riverside County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 0' 11'' North , 115° 42' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Twentynine Palms | 26,025 (2017) | 34.7km |
Desert Center | 204 (2011) | 43.2km |
Coachella | 44,635 (2017) | 55.6km |
Thermal | 2,865 (2011) | 56.3km |
Mortmar | 211 (2011) | 57.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
86860
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:86860:1
GUID (UUID V4):
ebe03b17-9485-455e-819c-b5e2d2b658e2
A Cu prospect located in the SW¼ sec. 10, T2S, R12E, SBM, about 10.4 km NE of Pinto Mountain (summit), E of the San Bernardino Wash and NE of the Gold Crown Mine. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges).
Workings include unspecified underground openings.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10213285 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- California
- Dale District (Virginia Dale District)Mining District
- Pinto MountainsMountain Range
- San Bernardino MountainsMountain Range
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