Unnamed Gemstone prospect [1], Boulder Park, Imperial County, California, USA (original) (raw)

Unnamed Gemstone prospect [1], Boulder Park, Imperial County, California, USAi

Regional Level Types
Unnamed Gemstone prospect [1] Prospect
Boulder Park Park
Imperial County County
California State
USA Country

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

32° 41' 26'' North , 116° 1' 9'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:77211:9

A gemstone occurrence/prospect located 8.4 km (5.2 miles) ENE of Boulder Park on Bureau of Land Maanagament administered wilderness land (Jacumba (In-Ko-Pah) Wilderness Study Area). MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated.

Mineralization is hosted in rocks of the Midway Group (Jacumba Volcanics) (Pliocene andesite). Local rocks include Miocene nonmarine rocks.

Workings include surface openings comprised of a trench and a pit 0.46 meters deep, 3.05 meters long, and 0.91 meters wide.

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Chemical Elements

Mineral List

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz var. Chalcedony 4.DA.05 SiO2
4.DA.05 SiO2

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Link to USGS MRDS: 10062388

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References

Todd, V.R., Kilburn, J.E., Detra, D.E., Griscom, Andrew, Kruse, F.A., and McHugh, E.L. (1987), Mineral Resources of the Jacumba (In-Ko-Pah) Wilderness Study Area, Imperial County, California: USGS Bulletin 1711-D, 18 pp.