Mescal Mine (Cambria Mine; Mollusk Mine), Mescal Range, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Mescal Mine (Cambria Mine; Mollusk Mine) | Mine |
Mescal Range | Mountain Range |
Ivanpah Mining District | Mining District |
San Bernardino County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 27' 16'' North , 115° 32' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Sandy Valley | 2,051 (2011) | 41.2km |
Goodsprings | 229 (2011) | 43.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
89030
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:89030:9
GUID (UUID V4):
ab79f65f-50cc-432a-8be2-8b64154cee1c
A former Au-Ag-Sb occurrence/mine located in sec. 24, T16N, R13E SBM, 2.1 km (1.3 miles) NE of Mescal Range summit (coordinates of record) and 2.0 km 1.2 miles SSE of Mountain Pass, along the northern margin of the Mescal Range, on private (patented) land within federal reservation land (Mojave National Preserve/East Mojave National Scenic Area). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in limestone. The ore body strikes NNW and dips 30W at a thickness of 0.91 meter. The vein is several inches to 3 feet thick, following bedding planes and is exposed for several hundred yards. Local rocks include Cambrian marine rocks.
Workings include underground openings comprised of large stopes between 3 drifts spaced about 50 feet apart. A main haulageway was driven 50 feet beneath the lowest drift level.
This mine reportedly produced high-grade ore. No other production record was found.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 Description: The most abundant sulphide present. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10035775 |
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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 #0060710147