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Johannesburg, Johannesburg District, Kern County, California, USAi
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Johannesburg, Johannesburg District, Kern County, California, USA
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Mine dumps at Johannesburg

Johannesburg, Johannesburg District, Kern County, California, USA
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Dry stream worked for placer gold at Johannesburg

Johannesburg, Johannesburg District, Kern County, California, USA
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Unknown Mine Adit

Johannesburg, Johannesburg District, Kern County, California, USA
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Mine dumps at Johannesburg

Johannesburg, Johannesburg District, Kern County, California, USA
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Dry stream worked for placer gold at Johannesburg

Johannesburg, Johannesburg District, Kern County, California, USA
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Unknown Mine Adit

Johannesburg, Johannesburg District, Kern County, California, USA
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Mine dumps at Johannesburg

Johannesburg, Johannesburg District, Kern County, California, USA
Type:
Town
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Johannesburg172 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
217848
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:217848:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Johannesburg, Comté de Kern, Californie, États-Unis
German:
Johannesburg, Kern County, Kalifornien, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Johannesburg, Contea di Kern, California, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Йоханнесбург, Керн, Калифорния, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
約翰內斯堡 , 克恩县, 加利福尼亚州, 美国
Spanish:
Johannesburg, Condado de Kern, California, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
جوهانسبرغ, مقاطعة كيرن, كاليفورنيا, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Johannesburg , Kern konderria, Kalifornia
Catalan:
Johannesburg, Califòrnia, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Johannesburg, Kern County, California
Chechen:
Йоганнесбург , Калифорни, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Croatian:
Johannesburg , Kalifornija, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Dutch:
Johannesburg, Kern County, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
جوهانسبرج, كاليفورنيا, امريكا
Farsi/Persian:
ژوهانسبورگ, شهرستان کرن، کالیفرنیا, کالیفرنیا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hebrew:
יוהנסבורג, קרן, קליפורניה, ארצות הברית
Irish Gaelic:
Johannesburg, Contae Kern, California, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Ladin:
Johannesburg
Malagasy:
Johannesburg, Kalifornia, Etazonia
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Johannesburg
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
जोहानेजबर्ग, क्यालिफोर्निया, संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका
Polish:
Johannesburg, Hrabstwo Kern, Kalifornia, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Johannesburg, Condado de Kern, Califórnia, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Џоханисберг, Округ Керн, Калифорнија, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Johannesburg, Kern County, Kalifornija, Sjedinjene Američke Države
South Azerbaijani:
ژوهانسبورق، کالیفورنیا, کالیفورنیا ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Tatar:
Йоганнесбург , Калифорния (штат), Америка Кушма Штатлары
Turkish:
Johannesburg, Kern County, Kaliforniya, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Йоганнесбург, Керн, Каліфорнія, Сполучені Штати Америки
Volapük:
Johannesburg, Kalifornän, Lamerikän


A populated place (town). Johannesburg is located 1 mile (1.6 km) ENE of Randsburg, at 3,517 feet (1,072 meters) of elevation. The population was 172 at the 2010 census, down from 176 at the 2000 census. A ridge divides Johannesburg from the adjoining town of Randsburg.

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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Miargyrite
Formula: AgSbS2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
ⓘ Stibnite ?
Formula: Sb2S3
Description: Listed as "stubnite" in the USGS MRDS file.
ⓘ 'Stylotypite'
Formula: Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘStibnite ?2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘPyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘMiargyrite2.HA.10AgSbS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Stylotypite'-Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ MiargyriteAgSbS2
Sⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sⓘ StylotypiteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ StylotypiteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cuⓘ StylotypiteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
ZnZinc
Znⓘ StylotypiteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
AgSilver
Agⓘ MiargyriteAgSbS2
Agⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ MiargyriteAgSbS2
Sbⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sbⓘ StylotypiteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannesburg,_California
Wikidata ID:Q743171
GeoNames ID:5360822

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