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Roosevelt Mine (Roosevelt claim; Roosevelt and Rainbow Mine; Santa Fe Mine), Mule Mountains District (Hodges Mountain District), Riverside County, California, USAi
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Roosevelt Mine (Roosevelt claim; Roosevelt and Rainbow Mine; Santa Fe Mine)Mine
Mule Mountains District (Hodges Mountain District)Mining District
Riverside CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 30' 14'' North , 114° 49' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.50396,-114.82800
GeoHash:
G#: 9myqe50y9
GRN:
N23W69
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Palo Verde171 (2011)11.9km
Mesa Verde1,023 (2011)14.5km
Ripley692 (2011)16.1km
Blythe19,208 (2017)24.5km
Cibola250 (2011)25.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
211137
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:211137:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Au occurrence/claim/mine located in the NE¼NW¼N½ sec. 7, T8S, R21E, SBM, in the Mule Mountains, . MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.

Local rocks include Precambrian granitic rocks, unit 1 (Eastern Mojave Desert).

Workings include unspecified underground openings (the topo map reflects 2 shaft symbols and 1 structure symbol labeled "Roosevelt Mine" at this point).

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1 valid mineral.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2

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SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

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Link to USGS MRDS:10261938

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References

U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS): file #0060650975.
Tucker, W. Burling & Reid J. Sampson (1945), Mineral resources of Riverside County: California Division Mines Report 41: 127-143
Saul, R.B., Evans, J.R., and Gray, C.H. (1968): Map of Riverside County, California, showing location of mines and mineral resources. California Division of Mines and Geology. In: Open File Report 68-7: Map No. 255.
California Division of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 77-14 (1977): 577-578.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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