Myers Valley prospect (Myer Valley prospect), Boulder Park, Imperial County, California, USAi
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Myers Valley prospect (Myer Valley prospect) | Prospect |
Boulder Park | Park |
Imperial County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 40' 18'' North , 116° 3' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Ocotillo | 266 (2011) | 9.3km |
Jacumba Hot Springs | 561 (2014) | 14.1km |
Ejido Jacumé | 290 (2013) | 15.8km |
Rumorosa | 1,836 (2018) | 16.4km |
Boulevard | 315 (2011) | 20.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
77107
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:77107:7
GUID (UUID V4):
fd33e612-4e42-432f-a74e-e8a32c1096bf
A marble occurrence/prospect located in the W½ sec. 22, T17S, R9E, SBM, 4.7 km (2.9 miles) ENE of Boulder Park, on Bureau of Land Management administered land (located claim). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.
Mineralization is hosted in metasedimentary rock, marble, and schist. The ore body is lenticular in form at a width of 24.38 meters and a length of 73.15 meters. The skarn is an epidote-diopside-garnet skarn. Associated rocks include Late Cretaceous pegmatite. Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 2 (Peninsular Ranges).
Workings include surface openings comprised of 3 small prospect pits and several bulldozer cuts.
Analytical data results: 4 skarn samples contained no significant mineral values.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10062383 |
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