Little Acorn Mine (Aldridge Mine; Zelner Mine; Little Acorn deposit), Alta Sierra, Greenhorn District (Greenhorn Mountains District), Greenhorn Mountains, Kern County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 43' North , 118° 30' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Wofford Heights | 2,200 (2014) | 4.1km |
Alta Sierra | 7,047 (2016) | 5.1km |
Kernville | 1,395 (2011) | 7.9km |
Lake Isabella | 3,466 (2011) | 11.2km |
Mountain Mesa | 777 (2011) | 12.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
80210
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:80210:0
GUID (UUID V4):
ca267ba3-d778-4e4b-bb2b-32fe6fc6eafb
A former W occurrence/mine located in the NW¼ (estimated) sec. 27, T25S, R32E, MDM, 4.7 km (2.9 miles) ESE of Alta Sierra, SW of Cane Peak, onn the S side of Shirley Creek, 1½ miles SE of Greenhorn summit, on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
Mineralization is hosted in marble, granodiorite and migmatite. The ore body is 6.1 meters long. The ore bodies are narrow. Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges).
Workings include surface and underground openings including 10 foot, 40 foot and 170 foot adits and small open cuts.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Description: Occurs as abundant crystals. |
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Occurs as crystals to 10 pounds; some greenish due tio included epidote. |
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) Description: Occurs as translucent to transparent crystals to 1 inch (2.5 cm) diameter. References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
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 | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
W | Tungsten | |
W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10008711 |
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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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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060290592