Bear Valley District, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bear Valley District | Mining District |
| San Bernardino County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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34° 18' 20'' North , 116° 51' 25'' West
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The Bear Valley Mining District was formed in 1860 due to the abundance of gold and silver mining in the area. It is centered around the area N of Big Bear Lake and Big Bear City, along the northern margin of the San Bernardino Mountains, mostly N of Holcomb Valley.
NOTE: The geographic coordinates presented are arbitrary to a point in the approximate center of the district.
This District was also entered into Mindat as the "Big Bear" District. This was done without any references supporting this name. There is no USGS MRDS database file for either the "Bear Valley" District or the "Big Bear" District. MRDS files that ascribe localities within the district to either/or of the named districts are listed as references in this file.
Clark (1970a) lists a part of this district as the "Holcomb Valley District" and states as follows:
Holcomb Valley is on the north side of the San Bernardino Mountains just north of Big Bear Lake. Placer deposits were discovered here in 1860 by W. F. Holcomb and were extensively worked for a few years following, mostly by Mexicans. The area has been intermittently prospected ever since. From 1933 to 1941 about 200,000 cubic yards were mined by power shovel, with an average recovery of 38 cents (period values) per yard. The gold-bearing material consists of Recent and older alluvium. There are a number of small lode-gold prospects. The gold occurs in thin shear and fracture zones in granitic rocks or in contacts between carbonate and intrusive rocks.
NOTE: The geographic coordinates presented are arbitrary to a point in the approximate center of the district.
This District was also entered into Mindat as the "Big Bear" District. This was done without any references supporting this name. There is no USGS MRDS database file for either the "Bear Valley" District or the "Big Bear" District. MRDS files that ascribe localities within the district to either/or of the named districts are listed as references in this file.
Clark (1970a) lists a part of this district as the "Holcomb Valley District" and states as follows:
Holcomb Valley is on the north side of the San Bernardino Mountains just north of Big Bear Lake. Placer deposits were discovered here in 1860 by W. F. Holcomb and were extensively worked for a few years following, mostly by Mexicans. The area has been intermittently prospected ever since. From 1933 to 1941 about 200,000 cubic yards were mined by power shovel, with an average recovery of 38 cents (period values) per yard. The gold-bearing material consists of Recent and older alluvium. There are a number of small lode-gold prospects. The gold occurs in thin shear and fracture zones in granitic rocks or in contacts between carbonate and intrusive rocks.
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| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Zincite | 4.AB.20 | ZnO |
| ⓘ | Franklinite | 4.BB.05 | Zn2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hetaerolite | 4.BB.10 | ZnMn2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| ⓘ | var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Willemite | 9.AA.05 | Zn2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Andradite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Grossular | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Hardystonite | 9.BB.10 | Ca2Zn[Si2O7] |
| ⓘ | Axinite-(Mn) | 9.BD.20 | Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH) |
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Wollastonite | 9.DG.05 | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Axinite-(Mn) | Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
| H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Axinite-(Mn) | Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | ⓘ Franklinite | Zn2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Hardystonite | Ca2Zn[Si2O7] |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Hetaerolite | ZnMn2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Axinite-(Mn) | Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
| O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| O | ⓘ Zincite | ZnO |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Axinite-(Mn) | Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Hardystonite | Ca2Zn[Si2O7] |
| Si | ⓘ Axinite-(Mn) | Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Ca | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Hardystonite | Ca2Zn[Si2O7] |
| Ca | ⓘ Axinite-(Mn) | Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Hetaerolite | ZnMn2O4 |
| Mn | ⓘ Axinite-(Mn) | Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH) |
| Mn | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Franklinite | Zn2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Franklinite | Zn2+Fe23+O4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Hardystonite | Ca2Zn[Si2O7] |
| Zn | ⓘ Hetaerolite | ZnMn2O4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Zincite | ZnO |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
Localities in this Region
- California
- San Bernardino County
- Bear Valley District
- Big Bear City
- Alice Cuddles occurrence
- Beaumont No. 2 occurrence (Beaumont #2)
- Bertha Peak Mine
- Carbonate Mine (Carbonate Hill Mine; Red Jeep Mine)
- Edgeworth No. 1 Mine
- Gold Mountain Quartz Quarry (Ornamental Stone; Gold Mountain Ornamental Stone)
- Independence Mine No. 1 (Independence Mine)
- Marie occurrence
- Mohawk No. 2 prospect
- Ozier Mine (Ozer)
- Scotty Wilson Mine
- Sky Blue occurrence
- Spooken occurrence
- Unnamed Au occurrence [13]
- Unnamed Au occurrence [5]
- Unnamed Au occurrence [7]
- Van Dusen lode
- Fawnskin (Grout)
- 1 Lost Mine
- Claudia Quarry
- Courtland Mine
- Desert View Mine
- Dorothy No. 2 occurrence (Dorothy #2)
- Gail claim (Madison claim; Glacier claim; Vulture claim)
- Glacier Placer Mine
- Gleamo prospect
- Goldpan No. 1 prospect (Goldpan #1)
- Green Glow Mine
- Green Lead Mine
- Green Lead Mine (Greenlead Mine)
- Harvey K Mine (Hepburn)
- Honaday prospect (Honeday)
- Lee Mine
- Mother Lode occurrence (Atta Boy; Mother Lode millsite; Mother Lode North; Gerita)
- Nonaday Mine
- Old Glory occurrence (Peg Leg)
- Old Pen Mine
- Sharpless Dolomite
- Silver Top Mine (Silver Tip Mine)
- Big Bear City
- Bear Valley District
- San Bernardino County
- California
- San Bernardino County
- Bear Valley District
- Fawnskin (Grout)
- Furnace Spring
- Anchor Minerals & Chemicals Quarry (Victorville Lime Rock Company; Anchor Minerals & Chemicals)
- Carriere Limestone deposit
- Echo prospect [1]
- Furnace Placer Nos. 2-8
- Gold Point Mine (Golden Chariot group; Gold Button Mine; Murray; Henshaw)
- Lucerne Quarry (La Habra Products King 1-6)
- Marble Canyon Quarry [2]
- Pfizer claims (Rim claims; White Rose placer claims)
- Pine Tree Mine
- Sentinel Quarry
- Unnamed Au prospect [1]
- Unnamed Au prospect [147]
- Veal property (King placer; King Placer claims)
- Unnamed Aragonite occurrence [1]
- Unspecified Pb occurrence [1]
- White Mountain
- Bear Valley District
- San Bernardino County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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- California
- San Bernardino MountainsMountain Range
- Mojave DesertDesert
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References
[1]Clark, W.B. (1970) Gold Districts of California. Bulletin 193. California Division of Mines & Geologypages 170; 171-172 (Holcomb Valley)
Desert View Mine, Fawnskin, Bear Valley District, San Bernardino County, California, USA