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Mecca claim, Monument Mountain, Hexie District, Hexie Mountains, Riverside County, California, USAi
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Mecca claimClaim
Monument MountainMountain
Hexie DistrictMining District
Hexie MountainsMountain Range
Riverside CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 49' 3'' North , 115° 50' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.81750,-115.83556
GeoHash:
G#: 9qj8kh715
GRN:
N23W69
Type:
Claim
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mortmar211 (2011)34.2km
Thermal2,865 (2011)34.3km
Coachella44,635 (2017)34.8km
Mecca8,577 (2014)35.3km
Indio Hills972 (2011)36.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
87152
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:87152:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Pb-Cu-Au-Ag occurrence/mine located in T4S, R11E, SBM, about 5.8 km (3.6 miles) E of Monument Mountain (coordinates of record), probably on National Park Service land (Joshua Tree National Park). The township and range are approximate, the section was not given. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10,000 meters (sic). The location of this mine is obviously very uncertain.

Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges).

Workings include unspecified underground openings.

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Link to USGS MRDS:10164027

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References

U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS): file #0060650643.
Goodwin, Joseph Grant (1957) Lead and zinc in California. California Journal of Mines and Geology, Division of Mines (Report 53): 53(3&4): 604-605.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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