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Woody Mining District, Kern Co., California, USAi
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Kern Co.County
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Latitude & Longitude:
35° North , 118° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~142km
GRN:
N24W70
Locality type:
Mining District


A mining area located 40 miles NE of Bakersfield and just S of the White River District.

NOTE: There is no listing for this district in the USGS MRDS database.

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11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Description: Occurs with unspecified sulphides and oxides.
Reference: Storms, William H. (1913), Geology of the Woody copper district, California: Engineering & Mining Journal: 6: 635; Troxel, Bennie Wyatt & P.K. Morton (1962), Mines and mineral resources of Kern County, California: California Division Mines & Geology County Report No. 1, 370 pp.: 84-89; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 225.
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Reference: Storms, William H. (1913), Geology of the Woody copper district, California: Engineering & Mining Journal: 6: 635; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 93.
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Description: Occurs in veins in granodiorite. Includes sooty material.
Reference: Tucker, W. Burling (1921), Los Angeles field division: California Mining Bureau. Report 17: 308; Troxel, Bennie Wyatt & P.K. Morton (1962), Mines and mineral resources of Kern County, California: California Division Mines & Geology County Report No. 1, 370 pp.: 84-89; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 97.
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Description: Occurs in veins in granodiorite.
Reference: Tucker, W. Burling (1921), Los Angeles field division: California Mining Bureau. Report 17: 308; Troxel, Bennie Wyatt & P.K. Morton (1962), Mines and mineral resources of Kern County, California: California Division Mines & Geology County Report No. 1, 370 pp.: 84-89; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 97.
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Reference: Larsen, Esper Signius & George Steiger (1917), Mineralogical notes; griffithite, a new member of the chlorite group: Washington Academy of Science Journal: 7: 4; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 280.
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Description: Occurs as crystals to 2 inch diameter.
Reference: Turner, Henry Ward (1902), The Greenback copper mine, Kern County, California: Engineering & Mining Journal: 74: 547-548; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 171.
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: Troxel, Bennie Wyatt & P.K. Morton (1962), Mines and mineral resources of Kern County, California: California Division Mines & Geology County Report 1, 370 pp.: 210; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 149.
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Reference: Troxel, Bennie Wyatt & P.K. Morton (1962), Mines and mineral resources of Kern County, California: California Division Mines & Geology County Report No. 1, 370 pp.: 84-89; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 225.
β“˜ Nontronite
Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Description: Occurs as veinlets in garnet-pyroxene rock.
Reference: Storms, William H. (1913), Geology of the Woody copper district, California: Engineering & Mining Journal: 6: 635; Larsen, Esper Signius & George Steiger (1917), Mineralogical notes; griffithite, a new member of the chlorite group: Washington Academy of Science Journal: 7: 4; Wells, R.C. (1937), Analyses of rocks and minerals: USGS Bulletin 878:
β“˜ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Tenorite
Formula: CuO
Description: Occurs with unspecified sulphides.
Reference: Storms, William H. (1913), Geology of the Woody copper district, California: Engineering & Mining Journal: 6: 635; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 183.
β“˜ 'Wolframite Group'
Description: Occurs in a pipe in granodiorite.
Reference: Kerr, Paul Francis (1938), Tungsten mineralization at Oreana, Nevada Economic Geology: 33: 521; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 385.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
β“˜'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Nontronite9.EC.40Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
Oβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu

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Storms, William H. (1913), Geology of the Woody copper district, California: Engineering & Mining Journal: 6: 635.
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 545.

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