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Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kaiser Wilderness area | Wilderness Area |
| Fresno County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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The Kaiser Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness protected area located 70 miles (ca. 113 km) northeast of Fresno in the state of California, USA. It was added to the National Wilderness Preservation System by the United States Congress on October 19, 1976. The wilderness is 22,700 acres (92 kmยฒ) in size, is one of five wilderness areas within the Sierra National Forest and is managed by the US Forest Service.
The Kaiser Wilderness stretches along an eastโwest ridge and is separated from the High Sierra by the South Fork San Joaquin River canyon. It is a miniature version of the Sierra, with elevations from 7,200 feet (ca. 2,195 m) to 10,320 feet (ca. 3,146 m) at Kaiser Peak, and is composed of glacier-scoured granite blocks, cirques, lakes, granitic cliffs and alpine peaks. Although a small wilderness, it is part of the almost contiguous federal wilderness areas along the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range with the John Muir Wilderness on the east, and Ansel Adams Wilderness to the northeast. Immediately south is Huntington Lake, a rustic summer resort area. China Peak Ski Resort lies south of the Wilderness as well.
The forest consists of white fir, Jeffrey pine, red fir, western white pine, and mountain hemlock. On Kaiser Ridge there are stands of lodge pole pine, and at timberline whitebark pine and Sierra juniper grow in mats of krummholtz. Willows and alders grow along the perennial streams that form the drainage area of the South Fork of the San Joaquin River.
Popular lakes in the Kaiser Wilderness are Nellie Lake, George Lake, and Upper Twin Lake, with Upper Twin Lake having a cave where the outlet stream disappears into and then flows underground for several hundred yards before resurfacing.
Recreational activities include day hiking, backpacking, horseback riding, fishing, rock scrambling, nature photography and snowshoeing. A wilderness permit is required for overnight trips into the Kaiser Wilderness. The Forest Service encourages the practice of Leave No Trace principles of outdoor travel to minimize human impact on the environment.
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| โ Anorthite Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8) Description: Small, well-developed crystals growing out from cavity walls. |
| โ Brucite Formula: Mg(OH)2 |
| โ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| โ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| โ Chestermanite (TL) Formula: Mg2(Fe3+,Mn3+,Al,Sb3+)(BO3)O2 Type Locality: |
| โ Chondrodite Formula: Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| โ Clinohumite Formula: Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| โ Clintonite Formula: CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2 |
| โ Diaspore Formula: AlO(OH) |
| โ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
| โ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| โ Dumortierite Formula: Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| โ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| โ Fluoborite Formula: Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3 |
| โ Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 |
| โ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 References: |
| โ Grossular Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| โ Hedenbergite Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6 Description: Principal skarn mineral. |
| โ Hydromagnesite Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| โ Ilvaite Formula: CaFe3+Fe2+2(Si2O7)O(OH) Colour: Black Description: Occurs as slender crystals. |
| โ Lillianite Formula: Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 |
| โ Lรถllingite Formula: FeAs2 |
| โ Ludwigite Formula: Mg2Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| โ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| โ Meionite Formula: Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3 |
| โ Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| โ Pargasite Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| โ Pertsevite-(F) Formula: Mg2(BO3)(F,OH) |
| โ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: Occurs as isolated crystals and aggregates in contact zones. |
| โ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| โ Safflorite Formula: (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| โ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) Localities: Unnamed Skarn occurrence [1], Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA Prior Lake claim, Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA Question and Twin Lakes claim, Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA Twin Lakes Limestone deposit, Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA |
| โ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
| โ Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
| โ Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 Description: Occurs as 1 to 2 inch (2.5 to 5.0 cm) crystals in contact zones. |
| โ Vesuvianite Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| โ Wightmanite Formula: Mg5(BO3)O(OH)5 · 2H2O |
| โ Wollastonite Formula: Ca3(Si3O9) |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| โ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| โ | Lรถllingite | 2.EB.15a | FeAs2 |
| โ | Safflorite | 2.EB.15a | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| โ | Lillianite | 2.JB.40a | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| โ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| โ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| โ | Diaspore | 4.FD.10 | AlO(OH) |
| โ | Brucite | 4.FE.05 | Mg(OH)2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| โ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| โ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| โ | Hydromagnesite | 5.DA.05 | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 ยท 4H2O |
| Group 6 - Borates | |||
| โ | Ludwigite | 6.AB.30 | Mg2Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| โ | Chestermanite (TL) | 6.AB.40 | Mg2(Fe3+,Mn3+,Al,Sb3+)(BO3)O2 |
| โ | Fluoborite | 6.AB.50 | Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3 |
| โ | Wightmanite | 6.AB.55 | Mg5(BO3)O(OH)5 ยท 2H2O |
| โ | Pertsevite-(F) | 6.AB.75 | Mg2(BO3)(F,OH) |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| โ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| โ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
| โ | Grossular | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| โ | Chondrodite | 9.AF.45 | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| โ | Clinohumite | 9.AF.55 | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| โ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| โ | Dumortierite | 9.AJ.10 | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| โ | Ilvaite | 9.BE.07 | CaFe3+Fe2+2(Si2O7)O(OH) |
| โ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| โ | Vesuvianite | 9.BG.35 | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(โป4)โป[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| โ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| โ | Hedenbergite | 9.DA.15 | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
| โ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | โปCa2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| โ | Pargasite | 9.DE.15 | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| โ | Wollastonite | 9.DG.05 | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| โ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| โ | Clintonite | 9.EC.35 | CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2 |
| โ | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| โ | Anorthite | 9.FA.35 | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| โ | Meionite | 9.FB.15 | Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| โ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | โ Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| H | โ Clintonite | CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | โ Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
| H | โ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | โ Fluoborite | Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3 |
| H | โ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| H | โ Ilvaite | CaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH) |
| H | โ Pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| H | โ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | โ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | โ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| H | โ Wightmanite | Mg5(BO3)O(OH)5 · 2H2O |
| H | โ Pertsevite-(F) | Mg2(BO3)(F,OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | โ Chestermanite | Mg2(Fe3+,Mn3+,Al,Sb3+)(BO3)O2 |
| B | โ Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| B | โ Fluoborite | Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3 |
| B | โ Ludwigite | Mg2Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| B | โ Wightmanite | Mg5(BO3)O(OH)5 · 2H2O |
| B | โ Pertsevite-(F) | Mg2(BO3)(F,OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | โ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | โ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| C | โ Meionite | Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | โ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| O | โ Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| O | โ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | โ Chestermanite | Mg2(Fe3+,Mn3+,Al,Sb3+)(BO3)O2 |
| O | โ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| O | โ Clinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| O | โ Clintonite | CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | โ Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
| O | โ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | โ Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| O | โ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | โ Fluoborite | Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3 |
| O | โ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| O | โ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | โ Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
| O | โ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| O | โ Ilvaite | CaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH) |
| O | โ Ludwigite | Mg2Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| O | โ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | โ Meionite | Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3 |
| O | โ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | โ Pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| O | โ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | โ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | โ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | โ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | โ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | โ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| O | โ Wightmanite | Mg5(BO3)O(OH)5 · 2H2O |
| O | โ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| O | โ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | โ Pertsevite-(F) | Mg2(BO3)(F,OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | โ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| F | โ Clinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| F | โ Fluoborite | Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3 |
| F | โ Pertsevite-(F) | Mg2(BO3)(F,OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | โ Pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | โ Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| Mg | โ Chestermanite | Mg2(Fe3+,Mn3+,Al,Sb3+)(BO3)O2 |
| Mg | โ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| Mg | โ Clinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| Mg | โ Clintonite | CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | โ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | โ Fluoborite | Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3 |
| Mg | โ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Mg | โ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Mg | โ Ludwigite | Mg2Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| Mg | โ Pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| Mg | โ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | โ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Mg | โ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | โ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Mg | โ Wightmanite | Mg5(BO3)O(OH)5 · 2H2O |
| Mg | โ Pertsevite-(F) | Mg2(BO3)(F,OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | โ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Al | โ Chestermanite | Mg2(Fe3+,Mn3+,Al,Sb3+)(BO3)O2 |
| Al | โ Clintonite | CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | โ Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
| Al | โ Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| Al | โ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | โ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | โ Meionite | Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3 |
| Al | โ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | โ Pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| Al | โ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | โ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | โ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | โ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Si | โ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| Si | โ Clinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| Si | โ Clintonite | CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | โ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | โ Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| Si | โ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | โ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Si | โ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | โ Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
| Si | โ Ilvaite | CaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH) |
| Si | โ Meionite | Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3 |
| Si | โ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | โ Pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| Si | โ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | โ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Si | โ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | โ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Si | โ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Si | โ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | โ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | โ Lillianite | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 |
| S | โ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | โ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | โ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | โ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Ca | โ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | โ Clintonite | CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | โ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | โ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | โ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | โ Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
| Ca | โ Ilvaite | CaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH) |
| Ca | โ Meionite | Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3 |
| Ca | โ Pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| Ca | โ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Ca | โ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | โ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Ca | โ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Ca | โ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | โ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | โ Chestermanite | Mg2(Fe3+,Mn3+,Al,Sb3+)(BO3)O2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | โ Chestermanite | Mg2(Fe3+,Mn3+,Al,Sb3+)(BO3)O2 |
| Fe | โ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | โ Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
| Fe | โ Ilvaite | CaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH) |
| Fe | โ Lรถllingite | FeAs2 |
| Fe | โ Ludwigite | Mg2Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| Fe | โ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | โ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | โ Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| Fe | โ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | โ Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | โ Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | โ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | โ Lรถllingite | FeAs2 |
| As | โ Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | โ Lillianite | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | โ Chestermanite | Mg2(Fe3+,Mn3+,Al,Sb3+)(BO3)O2 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | โ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | โ Lillianite | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | โ Lillianite | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q1891156 |
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Unnamed Skarn occurrence [1], Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA