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Liberty Mine, Silver Mountain, Oro Grande Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
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Liberty MineMine
Silver MountainMountain
Oro Grande Mining DistrictMining District
San Bernardino CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 37' 59'' North , 117° 16' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Victorville122,225 (2017)11.0km
Adelanto33,166 (2017)14.2km
Silver Lakes5,623 (2017)14.2km
Spring Valley Lake8,220 (2017)15.5km
Apple Valley72,174 (2017)16.5km
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ClubLocationDistance
Victor Valley Gem and Mineral ClubVictorville, California11km
Mojave Desert Gem & Mineral SocietyBarstow, California37km
Mindat Locality ID:
88905
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:88905:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Au occurrence/mine located in the S½S½ sec. 2, T6N, R4W, SBM, 2.0 km (1.3 miles) S of Silver Mountain (coordinates of record) (1.5 miles E of Sparkhule Mountain), W of Interstate highway 15, on private land. MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated. This locality could be a group of NW-trending adits in the S½ of the section.

NOTE: The USGS MRDS database file presents MRDS file #10238146 as a related file; however, it pertains to another locality with a similar name.

Local rocks include Mesozoic volcanic rocks, unit 3 (Mojave Desert, Death Valley area, and Eastern Sierra Nevada).

Production data are found in: Bowen, O.E., Jr. (1954).

A small amount of Au was produced in 1933.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2

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OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
AuGold
Au GoldAu

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