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Magnesite from
New Trail Magnesite deposit (New Trail deposit; Cima deposit), Kokoweef Peak (Kokoweep Peak; Koko Weef Mountain), Ivanpah Mountains, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Magnesite
Formula:MgCO3
Comments:Occurs as 2 massive 2 to 4 foot (0.6 to 1.3 meters) thick veins along bedded planes in dolomitic limestone.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view New Trail Magnesite deposit (New Trail deposit; Cima deposit), Kokoweef Peak (Kokoweep Peak; Koko Weef Mountain), Ivanpah Mountains, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:642664
Long-form Identifier:1:3:642664:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnesite
30.5km (18.9 miles) ⓘMagnesium Giant deposit (Magnesium Glost), Solomons Knob, Halloran Springs District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘQuaker group, Columbia Mountain, Kelso District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Magnesite occurrence [6] (Unnamed Dolomite occurrence; Dolomite outcrop), Tough Nut Spring, Kelso District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘVulcan Mine Dolomite occurrence, Fountain Peak, Trojan District (Providence District), San Bernardino County, California, USA
63.5km (39.5 miles) ⓘDolomite Queen, Blind Hills, San Bernardino County, California, USA
75.2km (46.7 miles) ⓘPiute Nos. 2 and 3 prospect, Fenner Spring, Piute Mts [S], San Bernardino County, California, USA
75.4km (46.9 miles) ⓘPiute No. 1 prospect, Fenner Spring, Piute Mts [S], San Bernardino County, California, USA
78.1km (48.5 miles) ⓘPiute Nos. 4 and 5 prospect, Fenner Spring, Piute Mts [S], San Bernardino County, California, USA
78.3km (48.7 miles) ⓘPiute No. 7 prospect, Fenner Spring, Piute Mts [S], San Bernardino County, California, USA
87.4km (54.3 miles) ⓘIron Hat deposit (Iron Hat Iron deposit; Iron Hat Mine; Armstrong and Doran; Ironclad deposit; Iron-Clad deposit), Cadiz, Marble Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
Tucker, W. Burling & Reid J. Sampson (1930), Los Angeles field division: California Mining Bureau. Report 26: 314
Tucker, W. Burling, Reid J. Sampson (1943) Mineral resources of San Bernardino County. California Journal of Mines and Geology, 39 (4) 427-549p.533
Wright, L.A., et al (1953), Mines and mineral resources of San Bernardino County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 49: 184
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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