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Cady Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 55' 22'' North , 116° 24' 59'' West
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KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
23313
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:23313:3
GUID (UUID V4):
4672609f-1bc1-4a74-b660-61a6d7783eeb


A mountain range N of Hector.

The Cady Mountains are a mountain range in the Mojave Desert and within Mojave Trails National Monument, in San Bernardino County, California.

They are located between Interstate 15 and Interstate 40, just east of Newberry Springs. The range lies to the west of the Bristol Mountains, and reach an elevation of 3,980 feet (ca. 1,213 m) above sea level at "Sleeping Beauty", at the southern end of the range.

The Pisgah Crater is found south of the Cady Mountains, on the south side of Interstate 40.

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25 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Anatase var. Niobium-bearing Anatase
Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2
Habit: Flat tetragonal
Description: Occurs as numerous crystals in masses of soft greenish mica.
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Description: Occurs as 2 to 4 inch (5 to 10 cm) stringers of baryte on a limestone-schist contact.
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Description: Occurs in a celestine-bearing zone exposed for a distance of about 4,000 feet (1,200 meters).
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
β“˜ 'Clay minerals'
β“˜ 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup'
Formula: M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
β“˜ Colemanite
Formula: Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Description: Found in significant amounts in drill cores.
β“˜ Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Description: Occurs as fibrous material interlayered with psilomelane.
β“˜ Erionite-Na (TL)
Formula: (Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
Type Locality:
β“˜ 'Erionite Subgroup'
Formula: M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Hectorite (TL)
Formula: Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hollandite
Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
β“˜ 'Jasper'
β“˜ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Colour: White to pink
Description: Fine-grained material 30 to 75 feet thick.
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ 'Manganese Oxides'
β“˜ Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
β“˜ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
β“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ 'Opalite'
β“˜ 'Psilomelane'
β“˜ 'Pyrochlore Supergroup'
Formula: A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n
Habit: Octahedra
Description: Occurs as partly altered small crystals to 6 mm diameter with cyrtolite in a mass of dark minerals, mostly biotite and magnetite, in a pegmatite.
β“˜ 'Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)'
Formula: (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Habit: Octahedra
Description: Occurs as partly altered small crystals to 6 mm diameter with cyrtolite in a mass of dark minerals, mostly biotite and magnetite, in a pegmatite.
β“˜ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
β“˜ Quartz var. Agate
β“˜ Quartz var. Agate-Jasper
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Blue Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Moss Agate
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Plume Agate
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Shattuckite
Formula: Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
β“˜ 'Silica'
β“˜ Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
β“˜ Zircon var. Cyrtolite
Formula: Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4]

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Agate-Jasper4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Blue Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Plume Agate4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Moss Agate4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Opal4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
β“˜Anatase
var. Niobium-bearing Anatase
4.DD.05(Ti,Nb)O2
β“˜4.DD.05TiO2
β“˜Cryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
β“˜Hollandite4.DK.05aBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
β“˜Manganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Strontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 6 - Borates
β“˜Colemanite6.CB.10Ca[B3O4(OH)3] Β· H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Zircon
var. Cyrtolite
9.AD.30Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
β“˜9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Shattuckite9.DB.40Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
β“˜Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Hectorite (TL)9.EC.45Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1
β“˜Erionite-Na (TL)9.GD.20(Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] Β· 15H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Psilomelane'-
β“˜'Jasper'-
β“˜'Clay minerals'-
β“˜'Opalite'-
β“˜'Clinoptilolite Subgroup'-M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 Β· 20H2O
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Silica'-
β“˜'Pyrochlore Supergroup
var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)'
-(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
β“˜'Manganese Oxides'-
β“˜'Erionite Subgroup'-M2[Al4Si14O36] Β· 15H2O
β“˜'Pyrochlore Supergroup'-A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ Clinoptilolite SubgroupM3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
Hβ“˜ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Hβ“˜ Erionite SubgroupM2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Hβ“˜ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Erionite-Na(Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
Hβ“˜ Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
LiLithium
Liβ“˜ HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
BBoron
Bβ“˜ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Agate-JasperSiO2
Oβ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CelestineSrSO4
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ Clinoptilolite SubgroupM3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
Oβ“˜ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Oβ“˜ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Oβ“˜ Erionite SubgroupM2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Oβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oβ“˜ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Moss AgateSiO2
Oβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ StrontianiteSrCO3
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Erionite-Na(Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
Oβ“˜ Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
Oβ“˜ Anatase var. Niobium-bearing Anatase(Ti,Nb)O2
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Plume AgateSiO2
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Blue QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Naβ“˜ HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Naβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Naβ“˜ Erionite-Na(Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgβ“˜ HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Mgβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
Mgβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alβ“˜ Clinoptilolite SubgroupM3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
Alβ“˜ Erionite SubgroupM2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
Alβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alβ“˜ Erionite-Na(Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Agate-JasperSiO2
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ Clinoptilolite SubgroupM3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
Siβ“˜ Erionite SubgroupM2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
Siβ“˜ HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Moss AgateSiO2
Siβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Erionite-Na(Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
Siβ“˜ Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Plume AgateSiO2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Blue QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ CelestineSrSO4
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Kβ“˜ Erionite-Na(Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caβ“˜ Erionite-Na(Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Tiβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiβ“˜ Anatase var. Niobium-bearing Anatase(Ti,Nb)O2
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mnβ“˜ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mnβ“˜ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Mnβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
SrStrontium
Srβ“˜ CelestineSrSO4
Srβ“˜ StrontianiteSrCO3
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Zrβ“˜ Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
NbNiobium
Nbβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Nbβ“˜ Anatase var. Niobium-bearing Anatase(Ti,Nb)O2
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Baβ“˜ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
TaTantalum
Taβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
UUranium
Uβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)

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