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Paratacamite from
Aga Mine, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Paratacamite
Formula:Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Comments:Found with backite, fuettererite, and mojaveite, as sharp dark greenish-blue crystals.
Habit:euhedral, sharp
Colour:greenish-blue
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Raman Spectroscopy
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Paratacamite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aga Mine, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1536008
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1536008:5
GUID (UUID V4):77098787-1cc0-4b64-abcc-e6eb102fcfbd
Nearest other occurrences of Paratacamite
0.6km (0.4 miles) Bird Nest E3, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) Bird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
76.2km (47.3 miles) Singer Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2013 Lead-tellurium oxysalts from Otto Mountain near Baker, California: VIII. Fuettererite, 6+ Pb3Cu2+...Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90007, U.S.A. 2 Geosciences...Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, U.S.A. 4 5199 E. Silver Oak Road...Road, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, U.S.A. 1 Abstract 6+ Fuettererite, Pb3Cu2+ 6 Te O6(OH)7Cl5, is a new...new tellurate from Otto Mountain near Baker, California, named for Otto Fuetterer who is largely responsible
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2013 Lead-tellurium oxysalts from Otto Mountain near Baker, California: IX. Agaite, Pb3Cu2+Te6+O5(OH)2(CO3)...Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90007, U.S.A. 2 Geosciences...Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, U.S.A. 4 5199 E. Silver Oak Road...Road, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, U.S.A. 1 Abstract Agaite, Pb3Cu2+Te6+O5(OH)2(CO3), is a new tellurate...tellurate from the Aga mine on Otto Mountain near Baker, California, U.S.A. The new mineral is known from only
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California, USA, catalogue number 64008 How to cite:...Pb)Cu2+Te6+O5(H2O) Aga mine (35.27215ºN 116.09487ºW) and the Bird Nest drift (35.27677ºN 116.09927ºW), Otto Mountain...Mountain, San Bernardino County, California, USA Anthony R. Kampf*, Stuart J. Mills, Robert M. Housley, George...Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California, USA, catalogue numbers 62512 and 64011...2012-086 Clino-oscarkempffite Ag15Pb6Sb21Bi18S72 Animas mine, Chocaya Province, Department of Potosi, Sur Chichas
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Collector's Newsletter $3.00 The IRS and Pre-1900 Mining Documents Tony Nikischer tony@excaliburmineral...tcd accumul ations!) therefore have a minera l or mining-related ubject matter. I enjoy re ca rching th...small collection o f checks payable 10. or by . mining companic . . It, not a seriou collec tion. as o...1Biydhroxyl-Chlorides of the W ester:rm Cornish Lands End District J. R. Knight Manchester, United Kingdom Particularly...ack (C rowns) Mine. near SI Just. L evant Mine at Trewcllard and the nearby Geevor Tin Mine w hich was econom
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McDonald Co\·er photo: \\ 7 ulfenite, Rowley Mine, Maricopa County, 4 cm high specimen, Evan and Melissa Jones...used mining districts as part of the locality description. These political and geographic district names...with a more descriptive term, metallic mineral district. This term shows the geochemical and mineralogical...reader to learn more about the geology of the district and to possibly predict the minerals that could...districts. Where possible, the metallic mineral district for each mineral locality is given for the mineral
Report (issue)
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Inventory of the Algares 30-Level Adit, Aljustrel Mine, Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portugal Teresa P. Silva 1...  Abstract: Mining activity in Algares (Aljustrel Mine, Portuguese sector of the Iberian...As the orebody is vertical and relatively thin, mining was carried out mainly along underground adits...sulphide and related stockwork zone are hosted by the Mine Tuff volcanic unit and are exposed in the walls...showing intense hydrothermal alteration. Along the mine adit, the geological sequence is affected by strong
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Report (issue)
31 University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...copyright © 2004 unless otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant mineral occurrences of...Olivenite, 1.6-cm cluster, Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope district, Pershing County. N. Prenn collection. Photograph...production of environmental protection equipment. Mining and the discovery, identification, and development...to Nevada in 1929 and was actively involved in mining in the state and the western U.S. for the rest
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Catalog/List
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water, miners drill holes in the rock at Taxco silver mine in Mexico. Right: North Sea drilling rig 'Claymore-A'...aluminium, copper and lead, and a maj or producer of silver and zinc. Among its pre cious gemstones are topaz...topaz and tourma lines. Gold was found in California in 1848, sparking off the Great American Gold Rush...suffic ient size and qual ity to make them worth mining commerci ally. In Treasures of the Earth we will...gemstoneproducing countries. The finest native silver was found in naturally-occurring twisted wire shapes
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Catalog/List
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