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Sulfide Queen Mine, Mountain Pass, Mountain Pass District, Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types
Sulfide Queen MineMine
Mountain PassPass
Mountain Pass DistrictMining District
Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range)Mountain Range
San Bernardino CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 28' 37'' North , 115° 31' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.47722,-115.53083
GeoHash:
G#: 9qmcg43jb
GRN:
N24W68
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sandy Valley2,051 (2011)38.8km
Goodsprings229 (2011)40.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
89602
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:89602:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former lode Au-Ag-Pb occurrence/mine located 1.5 km (0.9 mile) ENE of Mountain Pass (town). This name is now applied to the Sulfide Queen body, the main ore-bearing structure of the Mountain Pass REE mine.
Here, a 1.4 billion-year-old Precambrian carbonatite yields ores with up to 12% or more REE oxides in weight amidst a metamorphic complex.

NOTE: This locality was apparently once listed in the USGS MRDS database; however, recent attempts to locate a related file met with no results. The mine was located as a alternate name for the Mountain Pass REE Mine.

Mineralization is hosted in aplite and granitic gneiss.

Production data are found in: Tucker, W. Burling & Reid J. Sampson (1940).

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3 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ 'Bastnäsite'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ 'Parisite'
Formula: Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Bastnäsite'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Parisite'-Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
FFluorine
Fⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Fⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
YYttrium
Yⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
LaLanthanum
Laⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ceⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
NdNeodymium
Ndⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ndⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2

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References

Tucker, W. Burling & Reid J. Sampson (1940), Current mining activity in southern California: California Journal of Mines and Geology; California Division of Mines (Report 36): 36(1): 78-79.
Tucker, W. Burling, Reid J. Sampson (1943) Mineral resources of San Bernardino County. California Journal of Mines and Geology, 39 (4) 427-549pp.461-462
Goodwin, Joseph Grant (1957) Lead and zinc in California. California Journal of Mines and Geology, Division of Mines (Report 53): 53(3&4): 673.
(1970) Gold Districts of California. Bulletin 193. California Division of Mines & Geologyp.156
[1]Gadea, Otto C.A.; Khan, Shuhab D.; Sisson, Virginia B. (2024) Estimating rare earth elements at various scales with bastnäsite indices for Mountain Pass. Ore Geology Reviews, 173. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106254
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