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Exchequer Mine (Buckeye Mine; Acacia Mine; Saugatuck et al), IXL Canyon (I.X.L. Canyon), Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USAi
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Exchequer Mine (Buckeye Mine; Acacia Mine; Saugatuck et al)Mine
IXL Canyon (I.X.L. Canyon)Canyon
Silver MountainMountain
Silver Mountain Mining DistrictMining District
Alpine CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 37' 24'' North , 119° 47' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.62344,-119.78342
GeoHash:
G#: 9qfgdr0mg
GRN:
N26W68
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Markleeville210 (2014)7.8km
Alpine Village114 (2011)16.9km
Mesa Vista200 (2011)20.4km
Topaz Lake157 (2011)22.3km
Coleville495 (2011)24.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
3434
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3434:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Ag-Au mine located in secs. 8, 9, 16 & 21, T9N, R20E, MDM.

Production data are found in: Clark (1977), Logan (1923).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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8 valid minerals. 2 erroneous literature entries.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
ⓘ Arsenolite
Formula: As2O3
Description: Post-mining product (anthropomorphic in origin). Crystals to ½ inch (1.25 cm) diameter formed on dumps by addition of water to burning enargite ore. No arsenolite here (contradiction in literature) - see https://www.mindat.org/mesg-515208.html
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
Description: No enargite here - see https://www.mindat.org/mesg-515208.html
ⓘ Miargyrite
Formula: AgSbS2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
ⓘ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
References:
Raymond, Rossiter Worthington (1872), Mines and mining in the states and territories west of the Rocky Mountains: 42nd. Cong., 3rd. sess., H. Ex. Doc. 210, 550 pp.: 13
Wheeler, G.M. (1878), Annual report upon the geographical surveys west of the 100th meridian in California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, and Montana: Appendix of US War Dept. Chief Engineers Annual Report 1878: 184
Hanks, Henry Garber (1886), Sixth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 6 part 1, 145 pp.: 129
Lindgren, Waldemar (1911), The Tertiary gravels of the Sierra Nevada of California: USGS pp 73, 226 pp.: 184
Eakle, Arthur Starr (1919), Alpine County: California Mining Bureau. Report 15: 13
Committee, FM Locality Index, Kampf, Anthony R. (1989) California Locality Index. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (2) 129-142
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘProustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
ⓘPyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘMiargyrite2.HA.10AgSbS2
ⓘEnargite ?2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘArsenolite ?4.CB.50As2O3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ArsenoliteAs2O3
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sⓘ MiargyriteAgSbS2
Sⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Sⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CuCopper
Cuⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenoliteAs2O3
Asⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Asⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ MiargyriteAgSbS2
Agⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Agⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ MiargyriteAgSbS2
Sbⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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References

Raymond, Rossiter Worthington (1872), Mines and mining in the states and territories west of the Rocky Mountains: 42nd. Cong., 3rd. sess., H. Ex. Doc. 210, 550 pp.: 13
Raymond, Rossiter Worthington (1875a), Statistics of the Mines and mining in the states and territories west of the Rocky Mountains: 43rd Congress, 2nd. session, H. Ex. Doc. 177, (1874): 22
Raymond, Rossiter Worthington (1875b), Mines and mining in the states and territories west of the Rocky Mountains: 44th. Cong., 1st. sess., H. Ex. Doc. 159, 519 pp.: 23
Wheeler, G.M. (1878), Annual report upon the geographical surveys west of the 100th meridian in California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, and Montana: Appendix of US War Dept. Chief Engineers Annual Report 1878: 184
Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp. (includes catalog of minerals of California pp. 63-410), and miscellaneous observations on mineral products): 76
Hanks, Henry Garber (1886), Sixth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 6 part 1, 145 pp. (includes catalog of minerals); […(abstract): Neues Jahrb., 1887, Band 2: 474]: 129.
Irelan, William, Jr. (1888b), Eighth annual report of the State Mineralogist [includes mineral resources of the State, with contributions by W.A. Goodyear, H.A. Whiting, and Stephen Bowers]: California Mining Bureau. Report 8, 946 pp.: 39.
Lindgren, Waldemar (1911), The Tertiary gravels of the Sierra Nevada of California: USGS pp 73, 226 pp.: 184
Eakle, Arthur Starr (1919), Alpine County: California Mining Bureau. Report 15: 5-27; […(abstract): Geol. Zentralbl., Band 27: 394 (1922)]: 13.
Logan, Clarence August (1923), Alpine County mines California Mning Bureau Report 20: 360-361.
Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1944) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 85, 296, 300, 349.
Clark, William B. (1977) Mines and Mineral Resources of Alpine County, California. County Report 8. California Division of Mines and Geology
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
Committee, FM Locality Index, Kampf, Anthony R. (1989) California Locality Index. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (2) 129-142
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