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Erskine Creek Mining District, Kern County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude:
35° North , 118° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~142km
Mindat Locality ID:
208731
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:208731:6
GUID (UUID V4):
98062ac7-e0ae-419e-a5bb-9c1953d2c43b


A Cu-U-Au-W-Sb mining area located in T27 & 28S, R32 & 33E, MDM, a few miles SSE of Bodfish, in the Kernville quadrangle.

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19 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Colour: Green
Description: Occurs as fine crystals in skarn.
β“˜ Antimony
Formula: Sb
Description: Occurs as nodular masses to 300 pounds (140 kg).
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Cervantite
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+O4
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ 'Gummite' ?
Description: Tentatively identified with uraninite in quartzite.
β“˜ Kermesite
Formula: Sb2S2O
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ Powellite
Formula: Ca(MoO4)
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
β“˜ Senarmontite
Formula: Sb2O3
β“˜ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ 'Stibiconite'
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Description: Occurs as an alteration product of stibnite.
β“˜ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
β“˜ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
β“˜ Valentinite
Formula: Sb2O3

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Antimony1.CA.05Sb
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Kermesite2.FD.05Sb2S2O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Senarmontite4.CB.50Sb2O3
β“˜Valentinite4.CB.55Sb2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Cervantite4.DE.30Sb3+Sb5+O4
β“˜'Stibiconite'4.DH.20Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
β“˜Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Powellite7.GA.05Ca(MoO4)
β“˜Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
β“˜Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified
β“˜'Gummite' ?-
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CervantiteSb3+Sb5+O4
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ KermesiteSb2S2O
Oβ“˜ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oβ“˜ SenarmontiteSb2O3
Oβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Oβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Oβ“˜ ValentiniteSb2O3
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ KermesiteSb2S2O
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Caβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Moβ“˜ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ AntimonySb
Sbβ“˜ CervantiteSb3+Sb5+O4
Sbβ“˜ KermesiteSb2S2O
Sbβ“˜ SenarmontiteSb2O3
Sbβ“˜ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Sbβ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
Sbβ“˜ ValentiniteSb2O3
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
UUranium
Uβ“˜ UraniniteUO2

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