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Cave Mountain Mine (Arrowhead; Meir), Cave Canyon District, Cave Mountain, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 6' 45'' North , 116° 21' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.11250,-116.35917
GeoHash:
G#: 9qjrb0jc4
GRN:
N24W68
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Baker735 (2011)30.9km
Fort Irwin8,845 (2011)34.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
88281
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:88281:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Fe deposit/mine located in the SE¼ sec. 20, T12N, R6E, SBM, 5.6 km (3.5 miles) NW of Cave Mountain (summit) (coordinates of record), N of Interstate highway 15, W of the Cronese Mountains. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.

Mineralization is a replacement deposit hosted in quartzite, gneiss and schist. The ore body is lenticular in form at a width of 24.38 meters and a length of 121.92 meters. Controls for ore emplacement included faults. The ore is hematite. Local rocks include pre-Cenozoic granitic and metamorphic rocks undivided.

Workings include surface and underground openings comprised of pits and shafts.

Production included 6 carloads of hematite assaying 60-64% Fe that were reportedly shipped in 1943.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3

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OOxygen
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3

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Link to USGS MRDS:10036207

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References

(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060710214
Wright, L.A., et al (1953), Mines and mineral resources of San Bernardino County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division of Mines (Report 49): 49(1-2): tabulated list No. 214, p. 65.
Southern Pacific Company (1964b) Minerals for Industry, Summary of Geological Survey 1955 - 1961: Vol III - 242 pp., Southern California, Southern Pacific Co., San Francisco, CA 94105: 132.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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