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Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino Co., California, USAi
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Lucky Jim Mine

Lucky Jim Mine, Carbonate Peak, Old Woman District, Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
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Lucky Jim Mine, Carbonate Peak, Old Woman District, Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
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Lucky Jim Mine

Lucky Jim Mine, Carbonate Peak, Old Woman District, Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
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Wulfenite, etc.

Lucky Jim Mine, Carbonate Peak, Old Woman District, Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
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Lucky Jim Mine

Lucky Jim Mine, Carbonate Peak, Old Woman District, Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
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Wulfenite, etc.

Lucky Jim Mine, Carbonate Peak, Old Woman District, Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 31' 60'' North , 115° 13' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.53333,-115.21667
GeoHash:
G#: 9qnh6ntg1
GRN:
N24W68
Locality type:
Mountain Range
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate


Unspecified occurrence(s) in the Old Woman Mountains.

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19 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Reference: Wright, L.A., et al (1953), Mines and mineral resources of San Bernardino County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 49(1&2): 76; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California: 108.
ⓘ Bromargyrite
Formula: AgBr
Description: Described as "silver bromides" in references.
Reference: Wright, L.A., et al (1953), Mines and mineral resources of San Bernardino County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 49(1&2): 76; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California: 196.
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Reference: Crossman, J.H. (1890), San Bernardino County: California Mining Bureau. Report 9: 217; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 126.
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
ⓘ Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
Reference: Wright, L.A., et al (1953), Mines and mineral resources of San Bernardino County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 49(1&2): 76; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California: 196.
ⓘ Chlorargyrite var. Bromian Chlorargyrite
Formula: Ag(Cl,Br)
Reference: Tucker, W. Burling & Reid J. Sampson (1931), Los Angeles Field Division; 27th Report of the State Mineralogist; San Bernardino County: California Mining Bureau. Report 27: 354; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 174.
ⓘ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Description: Occurs in quartz porphyry dikes.
Reference: Tucker, W. Burling & Reid J. Sampson (1931), Los Angeles Field Division; 27th Report of the State Mineralogist; San Bernardino County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Mining Bureau. (Report 27): 27(3): 266; Ransome, Alfred Leslie & J.L. Kellogg (1939), Quicksilver resources of California: California Division Mines Report 35: 476; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 121.
ⓘ Daubréelite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Reference: Plotkin, H., Clarke, R. S., McCoy, T. J. & Corrigan, C. M. (2012) The Old Woman, California, IIAB iron meteorite: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 47 (5):929-946. (May 2012)
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
Description: Occurs as an abundant ore mineral.
Reference: Tucker, W. Burling & Reid J. Sampson (1943b), Mineral resources of San Bernardino County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 39): 39(4): 443; Wright, L.A., et al (1953), Mines and mineral resources of San Bernardino County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division of Mines (Report 49): 49(1-2): tabulated list of mines No. 250: 76; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 104.
ⓘ Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
ⓘ Iron
Formula: Fe
Description: Neumann bands prominent even in small sections.
Reference: Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 61.; Wasson, J. T. & Willis, V. (1976). Discovery of a large IIAB iron meteorite in Southern California. Meteoritics 11 (4): 386-387. (Dec 1976); Plotkin, H., Clarke, R. S., McCoy, T. J. & Corrigan, C. M. (2012) The Old Woman, California, IIAB iron meteorite: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 47 (5):929-946. (May 2012)
ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Description: Neumann bands prominent even in small sections.
Reference: Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 61.; Wasson, J. T. & Willis, V. (1976). Discovery of a large IIAB iron meteorite in Southern California. Meteoritics 11 (4): 386-387. (Dec 1976); Plotkin, H., Clarke, R. S., McCoy, T. J. & Corrigan, C. M. (2012) The Old Woman, California, IIAB iron meteorite: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 47 (5):929-946. (May 2012)
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Reference: Field collected by Robert Bartsch.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Colour: Bluish-gray.
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10040699.
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Reference: Tucker, W. Burling & Reid J. Sampson (1943b), Mineral resources of San Bernardino County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 39): 39(4): 502-503; Wright, L.A., et al (1953), Mines and mineral resources of San Bernardino County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division of Mines (Report 49): 49(1-2): 148.; Bateman, Paul C. & William P. Irwin (1954), Tungsten in southeastern California: California Division Mines & Geol. Bulletin 170, Chap. VIII: 38.
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Description: Often as ribbons and/or skeletal crystals; appears unzoned across octahedral-hexahedral transitions (Plotkin et al.,2012).
Reference: Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 61.; Plotkin, H., Clarke, R. S., McCoy, T. J. & Corrigan, C. M. (2012) The Old Woman, California, IIAB iron meteorite: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 47 (5):929-946. (May 2012)
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Description: Occurs as a subordinate ore mineral.
Reference: Wright, L.A., et al (1953), Mines and mineral resources of San Bernardino County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division of Mines (Report 49): 49(1-2): tabulated list of mines No. 250: 76; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 85.
ⓘ 'Stibiconite'
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Reference: Walker, G.W., et al (1956), Radioactive deposits in California: California Division Mines Special Report 49: 24; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 149, 348.
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Reference: Walker, G.W., et al (1956), Radioactive deposits in California: California Division Mines Special Report 49: 24; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 149, 348.
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS
Description: Sulfides are found in elongated inclusions often rimmed by schreibersite (Plotkin et al.,2012).
Reference: Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 61.; Plotkin, H., Clarke, R. S., McCoy, T. J. & Corrigan, C. M. (2012) The Old Woman, California, IIAB iron meteorite: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 47 (5):929-946. (May 2012)
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Wulfenite, etc.

Lucky Jim Mine, Carbonate Peak, Old Woman District, Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
ⓘ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
Reference: Baird, Jerry A. (2014), private communication to Mindat.org (photo submission 1-7-2014).

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
ⓘIron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
ⓘDaubréelite2.DA.05Fe2+Cr3+2S4
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘBromargyrite3.AA.15AgBr
ⓘChlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
ⓘvar. Bromian Chlorargyrite3.AA.15Ag(Cl,Br)
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ'Stibiconite'4.DH.20Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
ⓘWulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Oⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Clⓘ Chlorargyrite var. Bromian ChlorargyriteAg(Cl,Br)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CrChromium
Crⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
FeIron
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Feⓘ IronFe
NiNickel
Niⓘ Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
BrBromine
Brⓘ BromargyriteAgBr
Brⓘ Chlorargyrite var. Bromian ChlorargyriteAg(Cl,Br)
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Agⓘ BromargyriteAgBr
Agⓘ Chlorargyrite var. Bromian ChlorargyriteAg(Cl,Br)
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)

References

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Crossman, J.H. (1890), San Bernardino County: California Mining Bureau. Report 9: 217.
Irelan, William, Jr. (1890a), Ninth annual report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 9, 352 pp.: 217.
Bradley, W.W. (1939), Thirty-fifth report of the State Mineralogist: California Division Mines Report 35: 207.
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 124, 126, 191, 348.

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