Unspecified W occurrence [2], Alta Sierra, Greenhorn District (Greenhorn Mountains District), Greenhorn Mountains, Kern County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 44' 27'' North , 118° 34' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Alta Sierra | 7,047 (2016) | 2.7km |
Wofford Heights | 2,200 (2014) | 11.9km |
Kernville | 1,395 (2011) | 14.1km |
Pine Flat | 166 (2011) | 16.5km |
Lake Isabella | 3,466 (2011) | 16.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
218731
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:218731:3
GUID (UUID V4):
c1059733-d1d8-4d84-9239-57aaf8c7b2f5
A W occurrence located in sec. 19, T25S, R32E, MDM, 3.1 km (1.9 miles) WNW of Alta Sierra, along the W canyon wall of Slick Rock Creek (on the divide between Slick Rock Creek on the E and Cedar Creek on the W).
NOTE: There are insufficient data provided to determine with certainty if this locality is listed in the USGS MRDS database or not; however, the Major Mine (Sweet Marie; Rand group; June Ione) is relatively close to this location (within the same T&R section) and may be the same locality. See the Mindat file for this mine (http://www.mindat.org/loc-80253.html).
Mineralization occurs in contact deposits.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS References: |
ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
---|---|---|
O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
W | Tungsten | |
W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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