Superior Mine, Saratoga Spring, Ibex Hills, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Superior Mine | Mine |
Saratoga Spring | Spring |
Ibex Hills | Group of Hills |
San Bernardino County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 42' 46'' North , 116° 24' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Tecopa | 150 (2011) | 22.1km |
Fort Irwin | 8,845 (2011) | 56.0km |
Baker | 735 (2011) | 58.1km |
Pahrump | 36,441 (2011) | 66.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
89624
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:89624:2
GUID (UUID V4):
bed48ccc-b82d-4890-ad2a-71d26dd3856f
A former talc mine located in sec. 26, T19N, R5E, SBM, the southern end of the Ibex Hills in U.S. Park Service administered land (Death Valley National Park). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.
Local rocks include Precambrian rocks, undivided, unit 1 (Death Valley).
The Superior Mine, located in the midst of the hills north of Saratoga Springs, was the next to be developed. Consisting of three claims, this mine was owned and operated by the Southern California Minerals Company from its beginning in 1940 until recent years. The Superior Mine was easily the most developed and most productive talc mine in the southern Death Valley region, producing 141,000 tons of ore during its most active period, 1940-1959. The Superior remained in intermittent operation through the early 1960's. Its now dormant facilities are owned by Pfizer, Inc.Latschar, 1981
Workings include unspecified underground openings (the topo map reflects 2 shaft symbols and 1 open cast mine symbol at this point).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Death Valley National ParkNational Park
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