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I X L Mine (I.X.L. Mine; I.X.L. deposit; Ophir lode), IXL Canyon (I.X.L. Canyon), Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USAi
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I X L Mine (I.X.L. Mine; I.X.L. deposit; Ophir lode)Mine
IXL Canyon (I.X.L. Canyon)Canyon
Silver MountainMountain
Silver Mountain Mining DistrictMining District
Alpine CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 37' 13'' North , 119° 46' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.62039,-119.78066
GeoHash:
G#: 9qfgdqdkh
GRN:
N26W68
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Markleeville210 (2014)8.2km
Alpine Village114 (2011)17.3km
Mesa Vista200 (2011)20.8km
Topaz Lake157 (2011)22.2km
Coleville495 (2011)24.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
74512
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:74512:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Au-Ag mine located in secs. 16 & 21, T9N, R20E, MDM.

Mineralization is hosted in andesite.

Production data are found in: Clark (1977); Logan (1923).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
ⓘ Argentopearceite
Formula: Ag16As2S11
ⓘ 'Argentopolybasite-T2ac'
Formula: Ag16Sb2S11
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
ⓘ Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
ⓘ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold
var. Electrum		1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
ⓘ1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘProustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
ⓘPyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
ⓘArgentopearceite2.GB.Ag16As2S11
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Argentopolybasite-T2ac'-Ag16Sb2S11

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Sⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ ArgentopearceiteAg16As2S11
Sⓘ Argentopolybasite-T2acAg16Sb2S11
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Asⓘ ArgentopearceiteAg16As2S11
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Agⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Agⓘ ArgentopearceiteAg16As2S11
Agⓘ Argentopolybasite-T2acAg16Sb2S11
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ Argentopolybasite-T2acAg16Sb2S11
AuGold
Auⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

Raymond, Rossiter Worthington (1872), Mines and mining in the states and territories west of the Rocky Mountains: 42nd. Cong., 3rd. sess., H. Ex. Doc. 210, 550 pp.: 13
Raymond, Rossiter Worthington (1875a), Statistics of the Mines and mining in the states and territories west of the Rocky Mountains: 43rd Cong., 2nd. session, H. Ex. Doc. 177, (1874): 22
Raymond, Rossiter Worthington (1875b), Mines and mining in the states and territories west of the Rocky Mountains: 44th. Cong., 1st. sess., H. Ex. Doc. 159, 519 pp.: 23
Wheeler, G.M. (1878), Annual report upon the geographical surveys west of the 100th meridian in California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, and Montana: Appendix of US War Department Chief Engineers Annual Report 1878: 184
Hanks, Henry Garber (1886), Sixth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 6 part 1, 145 pp. (includes catalog of minerals); […(abstract): Neues Jahrb., 1887, Band 2: 474]: 129.
Irelan, William, Jr. (1888b), Eighth annual report of the State Mineralogist [includes mineral resources of the State, with contributions by W.A. Goodyear, H.A. Whiting, and Stephen Bowers]: California Mining Bureau. Report 8, 946 pp.: 38, 39.
Lindgren, Waldemar (1911), The Tertiary gravels of the Sierra Nevada of California: USGS pp 73, 226 pp.: 184
Eakle, Arthur Starr (1919), Alpine County: California Mining Bureau. Report 15: 5-27; […(abstract): Geol. Zentralbl., Band 27: 394 (1922)]: 13.
Logan, Clarence August (1923), Alpine County mines California Mning Bureau Report 20: 361-362.
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
Clark, William B. (1977) Mines and Mineral Resources of Alpine County, California. County Report 8. California Division of Mines and Geology
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
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