Edgeworth No. 1 Mine, Big Bear City, Bear Valley District, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Edgeworth No. 1 Mine | Mine |
| Big Bear City | City |
| Bear Valley District | Mining District |
| San Bernardino County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 18' 47'' North , 116° 52' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Big Bear City | 12,304 (2017) | 6.4km |
| Big Bear Lake | 5,213 (2017) | 8.4km |
| Lucerne Valley | 5,811 (2011) | 16.8km |
| Running Springs | 4,862 (2011) | 24.5km |
| Lake Arrowhead | 12,424 (2011) | 29.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Yucaipa Valley Gem & Mineral Society | Yucaipa, California | 35km |
| Orange Belt Mineralogical Society | San Bernardino, California | 44km |
| Valley Prospectors, Inc. | San Bernardino, California | 44km |
| Victor Valley Gem and Mineral Club | Victorville, California | 45km |
| First Class Miners | Yucca Valley, California | 46km |
Mindat Locality ID:
88472
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:88472:4
GUID (UUID V4):
e7a7131b-5437-4a49-91c9-f8523ae7fa8a
A former lode Au occurrence/prospect/mine located in the NE¼SE¼ sec. 28, T3N, R1E, SBM, about 6 km (4 miles) NNW of Big Bear City, NW of Arrastre Flat, on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters. Idle in 1958.
Mineralization is hosted in quartz monzonite. The ore body is 91.44 meters wide. An igneous body lies within an altered, fine-grained facies of coarser-grained enclosing rock. Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges).
Workings include underground openings comprised of a 40 foot shaft.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| 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 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- California
- San Bernardino MountainsMountain Range
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060711449
