Lead Mountain Mine (Main Barite Mine), Lead Mountain [2], Barstow, Barstow Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lead Mountain Mine (Main Barite Mine) | Mine |
| Lead Mountain [2] | Mountain |
| Barstow | City |
| Barstow Mining District | Mining District |
| San Bernardino County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 55' 12'' North , 116° 56' 9'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Barstow | 23,692 (2017) | 8.3km |
| Barstow Heights | 24,202 (2006) | 12.3km |
| Lenwood | 3,543 (2011) | 16.0km |
| Silver Lakes | 5,623 (2017) | 41.7km |
| Fort Irwin | 8,845 (2011) | 44.4km |
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mojave Desert Gem & Mineral Society | Barstow, California | 8km |
A former baryte-Pb-Ag-Au-Zn occurrence/mine located in sec. 36, T10N, R1W (SBM), 0.1 km (0.1 mile) SSW of Lead Mountain [2] (coordinates of record), about 9 km ENE of Barstow and SW of Calico (5 miles NW of Yermo), on private (patented) land. The property is comprised of 640 acres. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters. Worked for baryte during the period 1931-1933 with no Pb-Ag production.
Mineralization is hosted in andesite. The ore body is irregular in form, strikes NW, dips 40NE at a Width of 30.48 meters and a length of 396.24 meters. Controls for ore emplacement included a fissure. The vein material is a coarsely crystallized baryte with quartz containing brown iron oxides, Pb carbonate, ochre, Mn oxide and Ag chlorides. Country rock is tuff, limestone and andesitic porphyry. Local rocks include Miocene nonmarine rocks.
Workings include underground openings comprised of a series of open cuts and tunnels for a distance of 500 feet. Present workings are confined to a tunnel driven N for 75 feet, crosscutting the ore fissure. Drifts and stoping were excavated above this level. A shaft has been sunk on an incline of 33 degrees for 210 feet, near the portal of the crosscut tunnel. A stope is 25 feet wide by 50 feet long and 30 feet high. At the floor of the stope, there is a vertical winze at 245 feet deep that connects shaft to a tunnel 1,300 feet in length driven from the N.
Mineralization is a baryte vein deposit in metamorphic rocks of Pre-Cretaceous age and sedimentary and volcanic rocks of Tertiary age. The veins follow faults.
Analytical data results: Pb 15-30%, Au $0.40-2.00 (period values)/ton, Ag 6-30 ounces/ton.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
22 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Description: Occurs in veins in and around Lead Mountain. |
| ⓘ Formula: PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 Description: The bayldonite/duftite specimens came from the Hope/Lower Copper prospect, not from the Lead Mountain mine. References: |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl References: |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| ⓘ Coronadite Formula: Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 References: |
| ⓘ Cryptomelane Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16 References: |
| ⓘ Fibroferrite Formula: Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) Habit: translucent blades on barite Colour: red, reddish brown, black, silver References: |
| ⓘ Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O Description: Occurs as crusts and radiating clusters of slender crystals in cavities in Baryte. |
| ⓘ Hetaerolite Formula: ZnMn2O4 References: |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Minium Formula: Pb3O4 References: Zach Berghorst CollectionIdentified by Zach Berghorst: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Murdochite ? Formula: Cu12Pb2O15Cl2 |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur ? Formula: S8 |
| ⓘ Plattnerite Formula: PbO2 |
| ⓘ Rosasite Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Willemite Formula: Zn2SiO4 Habit: white blob on barite, 100um in diameter Colour: white Fluorescence: very strong white fluorescence References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur ? | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| ⓘ | Murdochite ? | 3.DB.45 | Cu12Pb2O15Cl2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hetaerolite | 4.BB.10 | ZnMn2O4 |
| ⓘ | Minium | 4.BD.05 | Pb3O4 |
| ⓘ | Plattnerite | 4.DB.05 | PbO2 |
| ⓘ | Coronadite | 4.DK.05a | Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
| ⓘ | Cryptomelane | 4.DK.05a | K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Rosasite | 5.BA.10 | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Fibroferrite | 7.DC.15 | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Bayldonite ? | 8.BH.45 | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Willemite | 9.AA.05 | Zn2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Fibroferrite | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Fibroferrite | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hetaerolite | ZnMn2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Minium | Pb3O4 |
| O | ⓘ Murdochite | Cu12Pb2O15Cl2 |
| O | ⓘ Plattnerite | PbO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Fibroferrite | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Murdochite | Cu12Pb2O15Cl2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Mn | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| Mn | ⓘ Hetaerolite | ZnMn2O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Fibroferrite | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Murdochite | Cu12Pb2O15Cl2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Zn | ⓘ Hetaerolite | ZnMn2O4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| As | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Minium | Pb3O4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Murdochite | Cu12Pb2O15Cl2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Plattnerite | PbO2 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10077227 |
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References
Tucker, W. Burling (1924a), San Bernardino County: California Mining Bureau. Report 20: 95, 199-200.
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert W. (1942) Notes on some minerals from southern California. III. American Mineralogist, 27 (4). 323-330
Lead Mountain Mine, Lead Mountain [2], Barstow, Barstow Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA