El Diablo Mine (Tungsten Queen; Trojan; Jackpot; Pappy), Wofford Heights, Cove Mining District, Kern County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| El Diablo Mine (Tungsten Queen; Trojan; Jackpot; Pappy) | Mine |
| Wofford Heights | - not defined - |
| Cove Mining District | Mining District |
| Kern County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 42' 50'' North , 118° 28' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wofford Heights | 2,200 (2014) | 1.5km |
| Kernville | 1,395 (2011) | 6.1km |
| Alta Sierra | 7,047 (2016) | 7.8km |
| Mountain Mesa | 777 (2011) | 10.1km |
| Lake Isabella | 3,466 (2011) | 10.7km |
A former W occurrence/mine located in the NW¼ sec. 31, T25S, R33E, MDM, 1.5 km (0.9 mile) WNW of Wofford Heights. Produced during the period 1952 to 1956. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
Mineralization is hosted in metasedimentary rock. Controls for ore emplacement included fracture zones in general peripheral to a body of granodiorite that penetrates the roof pendant. Metasedimentary rocks consist of quartz-biotite-epidote schist, quartzite, hornfels and minor garnet tactite hornfels and quartzite are massive in part granitized and cut by quartz veinlets near contacts with granodiorite. Associated rocks include diorite. Local rocks include pre-Cenozoic metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks undivided.
Workings include surface and underground openings comprised of several small glory holes and open cuts as much as 75 feet long, 25 feet wide and 20 feet deep. The glory holes bottom in raises from the haulage level driven 212 feet N45E from the paved road.
Production data are found in: Troxel, Bennie Wyatt & P.K. Morton (1962).
Production statistics: Year: 1956 (period = 1956): ore (accurate): averaged ^0.5% WO3.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 Description: Occurs as a component of quartz-biotite-epidote schist. |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Description: Occurs as a component of quartz-biotite-epidote schist. |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Occurs as a component of quartz-biotite-epidote schist. |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10035247 |
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060290569
