Morris Lode Mine (Ancho Mine; Hondo Mine; Expansion Mine; Van Buren group; Rincon; Morris Lode deposit), Argos Mountain, Lava Beds District (Newberry District), Lava Bed Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 32' 8'' North , 116° 30' 15'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lucerne Valley | 5,811 (2011) | 43.7km |
| Big Bear City | 12,304 (2017) | 43.7km |
| Yucca Valley | 21,600 (2017) | 47.3km |
| Joshua Tree | 7,414 (2011) | 47.9km |
| Big Bear Lake | 5,213 (2017) | 49.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| First Class Miners | Yucca Valley, California | 47km |
| Hi-Desert Rockhounds of Morongo Valley | Yucca Valley, California | 47km |
A former Fe deposit/mine located in sec. 12, T5N, R4E, and in sec. 7, T5N, R5E, SBM, 9.5 km (5.9 miles W of Argos Mountain (coordinates of record), at the western margin of Galway Lake (dry), 30 miles SE of Daggett. Owned by the Kaiser Steel Corporation. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.
Mineralization is a replacement deposit hosted in dolomite and marble. Drill holes penetrated ore zones ranging in indicated thickness from 87 to 921 feet. Associated rocks include diorite. Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges) and/or Quaternary alluvium and marine deposits.
Workings include surface openings comprised of pits and one 55 foot deep shaft. During the period 1944 to 1945, a magnetic anomaly was tested by 9 drill holes that penetrated magnetite at the thicknesses stated above.
Analytical data results: Average 37.32% Fe.
Reserve-resource data are found in: Oesterling, W.A. and Spurck, W.H. (1964).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' References: |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
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