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⇱ Black Metal Mine (Silver Gate; Hooper), Sheep Camp Spring, Old Woman District, Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA

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Black Metal Mine (Silver Gate; Hooper), Sheep Camp Spring, Old Woman District, Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types
Black Metal Mine (Silver Gate; Hooper)Mine
Sheep Camp SpringSpring
Old Woman DistrictMining District
Old Woman MountainsMountain Range
San Bernardino CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 25' 35'' North , 115° 12' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Mindat Locality ID:
88116
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:88116:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Au-Ag-Cu occurrence/mine located in sec. 20, T4N, R17E, SBM, 4.0 km (2.5 miles) S of Sheep Camp Spring (coordinates of record). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.

Mineralization is hosted in granite. Local rocks include Precambrian granitic rocks, unit 1 (Eastern Mojave Desert).

Workings include unspecified underground openings (the topo map reflects 1 shaft symbol and 1 adit symbol labeled "Black Metal Mine" at this point).

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Mineral List


2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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Link to USGS MRDS:10237657

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