Gold Belt Mine (Gold Peak; McGinnis), Goat Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 39' 41'' North , 116° 55' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lucerne Valley | 5,811 (2011) | 24.4km |
| Barstow Heights | 24,202 (2006) | 25.9km |
| Barstow | 23,692 (2017) | 27.7km |
| Lenwood | 3,543 (2011) | 28.8km |
| Apple Valley | 72,174 (2017) | 29.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mojave Desert Gem & Mineral Society | Barstow, California | 28km |
| Victor Valley Gem and Mineral Club | Victorville, California | 36km |
A former Au-Cu occurrence/mine located in the SE¼SE¼ sec. 25, in the NE¼NE¼NE¼ sec. 36 T7N, R1W, and in the SW¼SW¼SW¼ sec. 30, T7N, R1E, SBM, 0.5 km (0.3 mile) SSW of Goat Mountain (coordinates of record)(1 mile SSW of the summit of Ord Mountain; 1.3 miles N of Taylor Spring). The property is comprised of 9 claims. Operated during the period 1930 to 1932. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in hornblendite. The ore body strikes N40-50E and dips 45SE at a thickness of 2.13 meters. The vein is thin. One quartz-calcite vein is 2 to 7 feet thick along shear zones. Local rocks include Mesozoic gabbroic rocks, unit 2 (undivided) and/or Precambrian rocks, undivided, unit 2 (Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges).
Workings include surface and underground openings with a length of 3.05 meters and comprised of a 10 foot adit, adits, pits and a 275 foot shaft with over 1,000 feet of drifts on the 50 foot, 100 foot and 240 foot levels. There is a 270 foot raise to surface. More detailed descriptions of the workings exist in Tucker & Sampson (1943). NOTE: This mine's workings are spread among 3 contiguous sections. The topo map reflects 1 shaft in each of the 3 sections plus 1 adit symbol in secs. 25 & 36 plus a prospect pit symbol in sec. 30.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10035646 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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