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Ignacio Mine (St. Ignacio Mine; Saint Ignacio Mine; Ygnacio Mine), Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USAi
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Ignacio Mine (St. Ignacio Mine; Saint Ignacio Mine; Ygnacio Mine)Mine
Cerro Gordo MineMine
Cerro GordoTown
Cerro Gordo Mining DistrictMining District
Inyo Mts (Inyo Range)Mountain Range
Inyo CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 31' 57'' North , 117° 48' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lone Pine2,035 (2015)24.7km
Olancha192 (2015)33.3km
Independence669 (2011)46.4km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Lone Pine Gem & Mineral SocietyLone Pine, California25km
Mindat Locality ID:
27435
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:27435:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Pb-Cu-Ag-Au mine located in the NE¼NE¼ (per topo map) sec. 23, T16S, R38E, MDM, 1.0 km (0.6 mile) SW of Cerro Gordo.

NOTE: The coordinates provided in the USGS MRDS database (117.80451W, 36.52806N) places this locality somewhat SW of the actual location of this mine on the topo map. The coordinates provided in this file are the coordinates discerned from the topo map for the named mine location.

Local rocks include Carboniferous marine rocks, unit 3 (SE California Clastic Assemblage).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Galena
Formula: PbS
Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena
Formula: PbS with Ag
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
'Limonite'
Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Willemite
Formula: Zn2SiO4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
var. Silver-bearing Galena2.CD.10PbS with Ag
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Willemite9.AA.05Zn2SiO4
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
H LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CerussitePbCO3
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O WillemiteZn2SiO4
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si WillemiteZn2SiO4
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
S Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CuCopper
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn WillemiteZn2SiO4
AgSilver
Ag Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pb Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag

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Link to USGS MRDS:10236141

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