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Unnamed Ag prospect [2], Picacho, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USAi
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Picacho- not defined -
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 4' 19'' North , 114° 43' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.07222,-114.73139
GeoHash:
G#: 9mykjhx5s
GRN:
N23W68
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cibola250 (2011)27.8km
Winterhaven394 (2011)38.1km
Avenue B and C4,176 (2017)39.8km
Yuma94,139 (2017)39.8km
Palo Verde171 (2011)40.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
77226
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:77226:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Ag occurrence/prospect located in the S½NE¼NW¼ sec. 1, T13S, R21E, SBM, 12.5 km (7.8 miles) WNW of Picacho, along the N side of Julian Wash, on Bureau of Land Management administered wilderness land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.

Mineralization is hosted in schists. Local rocks include schist of various types and ages, unit 2 (Southern and West-central California).

Workings include unspecified underground openings.

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Link to USGS MRDS:10212452

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References

U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS): file #0060250425.
U.S. Bureau of Mines Open File Report MLA 18-86 (1986): Table 1, No. 10, p. 10.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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