Culbert Manganese Queen Mine (Culbert; Culbert group; Josephine T.G.; Culbert Brothers claim; Culbert Brothers Mine), Government Peak, Rand District (Randsburg District), Rand Mountains, Kern County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 20' 46'' North , 117° 40' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Johannesburg | 172 (2011) | 4.2km |
Ridgecrest | 28,780 (2017) | 30.7km |
China Lake Acres | 1,876 (2011) | 33.9km |
Inyokern | 1,099 (2018) | 35.9km |
California City | 13,277 (2017) | 37.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Indian Wells Valley Gem & Mineral Society | Ridgecrest, California | 31km |
Mindat Locality ID:
79933
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:79933:8
GUID (UUID V4):
79977368-d3e8-4089-9635-5bd61562b56a
A former lode Au-Mn occurrence/mine located in the NE¼NW¼ & NE¼NE¼ sec. 10, T30S, R40E, MDM, 0.9 km (0.5 mile) SE of Government Peak (coordinates of record). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.
Siliceous oxide ore found in float on a Au claim. No ore located in situ. Rhodonite and spessartine are present. Local rocks include Precambrian rocks, undivided, unit 2 (Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges).
Workings include unspecified underground openings.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Rhodonite Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] References: |
ⓘ Spessartine Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Spessartine | 9.AD.25 | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | Rhodonite | 9.DK.05 | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
O | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Si | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Mn | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10033479 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Mojave DomainDomain
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060290151
Troxel, Bennie W., Morton, Paul K. (1962) Mines and Mineral Resources of Kern County California. County Report 1. California Division of Mines and Geologypages 238-239, map No. 151, p. 143; map No. 446, p. 239.