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Blackhawk Mine, Millersville, Loraine Mining District, Kern County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 15' 47'' North , 118° 27' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.26306,-118.46056
GRN:
N24W70
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Keene431 (2011)10.2km
Golden Hills8,656 (2011)13.7km
Tehachapi13,021 (2017)14.6km
Bear Valley Springs5,172 (2011)19.1km
Stallion Springs2,488 (2011)25.5km
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ClubLocationDistance
Tehachapi Valley Gem & Mineral SocietyTehachapi, California15km
Mindat Locality ID:
79841
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:79841:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Zn-Ag-Cu-Pb occurrence/mine located in the SW¼ (estimated) sec. 5, T31S, R33E, MDM, 4.5 km (2.8 miles) S of Millersville and 5.1 km (3.2 miles) SSW of Loraine, along the W canyon wall of Studhorse Canyon, near the head of the canyon. Operated during the periods 1944 to 1945 & 1951. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.

Mineralization is a replacement type deposit hosted in limestone and quartz diorite. The ore body is irregular in form, strikes N45E and dips steeply NW. The metamorphic roof pendant strikes N30E and is several miles long and averages 1 mile in width. At the S end of the mine is a rhyolite porphyry dike a few tens of feet wide, that has intruded the metasedimentary rocks along a zone parallel to, and several feet SE of, the NW edge of the pendant. Irregular replacement of limestone near the contact between the metamorphic roof pendant and quartz diorite. This zone is bounded on the SE by a fine-grained phase of the rhyolite dike 1 to 2 fet wide and on the NW by a pale tactite body of undetermined thickness. Local rocks include pre-Cenozoic metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks undivided.

Workings include underground openings comprised of 400 to 500 feet of horizontal workings accessible by 3 adits. Some ore may have been mined from a vertical shaft of undetermined depth at the portal of one of the adits.

Production data are found in: Troxel, and Morton (1962): 345.

Production statistics: Year: 1958 (period to 1958): Zn (accurate): from, less than 300 tons of ore the ore averaged 7½% Zn, 4% Pb, 0.5% Cu and 1 ounce Ag/ton.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Description: Occurs with other Pb-Cu-Zn minerals.
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Goslarite
Formula: ZnSO4 · 7H2O
ⓘ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Description: Substantial amounts were mined.
ⓘ Zincite
Formula: ZnO
Description: A minor mineral here.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘZincite4.AB.20ZnO
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘAurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGoslarite7.CB.40ZnSO4 · 7H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘHemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hⓘ GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
Hⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
Oⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ZinciteZnO
SiSilicon
Siⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
Znⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ ZinciteZnO
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060290998
Goodwin, Joseph Grant (1957) Lead and zinc in California. California Journal of Mines and Geology, Division of Mines: 53(3&4): 526.
Troxel, Bennie W., Morton, Paul K. (1962) Mines and Mineral Resources of Kern County California. County Report 1. California Division of Mines and Geologypp.345-346
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 89, 205, 218, 342.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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