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Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
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Lucky Jim Mine

Lucky Jim Mine, Carbonate Peak, Old Woman District, Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Wulfenite, etc.

Lucky Jim Mine, Carbonate Peak, Old Woman District, Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Lucky Jim Mine

Lucky Jim Mine, Carbonate Peak, Old Woman District, Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Wulfenite, etc.

Lucky Jim Mine, Carbonate Peak, Old Woman District, Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Lucky Jim Mine

Lucky Jim Mine, Carbonate Peak, Old Woman District, Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Wulfenite, etc.

Lucky Jim Mine, Carbonate Peak, Old Woman District, Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 31' 60'' North , 115° 13' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.53333,-115.21667
GRN:
N24W68
Type:
Mountain Range
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
89161
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:89161:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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20 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
ⓘ Bromargyrite
Formula: AgBr
Description: Described as "silver bromides" in references.
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
ⓘ Chlorargyrite var. Bromine-bearing Chlorargyrite
Formula: Ag(Cl,Br)
ⓘ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Description: Occurs in quartz porphyry dikes.
ⓘ Daubréelite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
Description: Occurs as an abundant ore mineral.
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Description: Neumann bands prominent even in small sections.
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Description: Neumann bands prominent even in small sections.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Colour: Bluish-gray.
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Description: Often as ribbons and/or skeletal crystals; appears unzoned across octahedral-hexahedral transitions (Plotkin et al.,2012).
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Description: Occurs as a subordinate ore mineral.
ⓘ Stibiconite
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS
Description: Sulfides are found in elongated inclusions often rimmed by schreibersite (Plotkin et al.,2012).
ⓘ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
ⓘDaubréelite2.DA.05Fe2+Cr3+2S4
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘBromargyrite3.AA.15AgBr
ⓘChlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
ⓘvar. Bromine-bearing Chlorargyrite3.AA.15Ag(Cl,Br)
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘStibiconite4.DH.20Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
ⓘWulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Oⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
Sⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Clⓘ Chlorargyrite var. Bromine-bearing ChlorargyriteAg(Cl,Br)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
CrChromium
Crⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
BrBromine
Brⓘ BromargyriteAgBr
Brⓘ Chlorargyrite var. Bromine-bearing ChlorargyriteAg(Cl,Br)
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ BromargyriteAgBr
Agⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Agⓘ Chlorargyrite var. Bromine-bearing ChlorargyriteAg(Cl,Br)
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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References

Crossman, J.H. (1890), San Bernardino County: California Mining Bureau. Report 9: 217
Irelan, William, Jr. (1890a), Ninth annual report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 9, 352 pp.: 217.
Bradley, W.W. (1939), Thirty-fifth report of the State Mineralogist: California Division Mines Report 35: 207
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 124, 126, 191, 348.
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