Alexander prospect, Alexander Hills, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Alexander prospect | Prospect |
| Alexander Hills | Group of Hills |
| San Bernardino County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 45' 45'' North , 116° 6' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tecopa | 150 (2011) | 14.0km |
| Sandy Valley | 2,051 (2011) | 43.7km |
| Pahrump | 36,441 (2011) | 50.9km |
| Baker | 735 (2011) | 55.4km |
| Mount Charleston | 357 (2011) | 69.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
87946
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:87946:7
GUID (UUID V4):
8670de1e-0594-4930-af00-3a3c4a6f863b
A Pb-Zn-Ag occurrence/prospect located 0.6 km (0.3 mile) SSE of the Alexander Hills (coordinates of record) and 5.4 km (3.4 miles) S of Upper Noonday Camp (site) (Inyo County), along the southern margin of the hills. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters. No other information is available.
Mineralization is hosted in the Noonday Dolomite. Two quartz veins occur here. The West vein strikes N20E and dips 60-70E and is 2 to 6 feet thick. The East vein or group is 6 to 20 feet thick, strikes N10W and dips vertically. Local rocks include Precambrian rocks, undivided, unit 1 (Death Valley).
Workings include underground openings comprised of a 2900 feet of drifts with an 80 foot (maximum dimension) stope on the W vein and an adit in excess of 100 feet in length with a stope 100 feet in maximum dimension on the E vein.
Production is not known.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Description: The "Noonday Dolomite" |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10034003 |
|---|
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060710229
