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Locality Name:
Reward Mine (Brown Monster Mine; Ruth; Hirsch And Telescope Group; Brown Monster-Reward; Graham-Jones; Eclipse; Golden West Claims; Hidden Treasure Group; F. D. Roosevelt Claims), Reward, Russ District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo Co., California, USA


mindat Locality ID: 27358
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-27358.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Reward Mine (Brown Monster Mine; Ruth; Hirsch And Telescope Group; Brown Monster-Reward; Graham-Jones; Eclipse; Golden West Claims; Hidden Treasure Group; F. D. Roosevelt Claims), Reward, Russ District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo Co., California, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Telescope Mine

Latitude: 36°45'5"N
Longitude: 118°3'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.751388888889,-118.05

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Au Bi Br C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Bi Br C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllophaneAluniteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteBaryteBismutiteBrackebuschite
BrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayConnelliteCopperCorundumCovellite
DescloiziteDiasporeFornaciteGypsumKaoliniteLinariteMalachiteMatlockiteNadoriteNone
Not in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteStibniteVesuvianite

64 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Allophane  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsentsumebite  (*)Austinite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bismoclite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Bromargyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Conichalcite  (*)Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)Corkite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Descloizite  (*)Diopside  (*)Duftite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fornacite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hedyphane  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Kettnerite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Mottramite  (*)Munakataite  (*)Perite  (*)Phosphohedyphane  (*)Plattnerite  (*)
Plumbogummite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rosasite  (*)Schmiederite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Tsumebite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S02793
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O0470
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)02734
Arsentsumebite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)037
Austinite  (*)AdeliteCaZn(AsO4)(OH)071
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)60413
Bismoclite  (*)MatlockiteBiOCl071
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S301935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)0716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS405516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)611579811633
Bromargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgBr0227
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)115798127770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)60359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O0925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl01382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O11579813531
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)0363
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O0295
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)60151
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)0378
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)0220
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fornacite  (*)FornaciteCuPb2(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)085
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl048
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O11579811689
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Kettnerite  (*)BismutiteCaBiO(CO3)F046
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)20265
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)20987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl01107
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)0362
Munakataite  (*)LinaritePb2Cu2(Se4+O3)(SO4)(OH)4022
Perite  (*)NadoritePbBiO2Cl027
Phosphohedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl071
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO20158
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)60170
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)60477
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS301425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl01725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2115798161156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)20454
Schmiederite  (*)LinariteCu2Pb2(Se4+O3)(Se6+O4)(OH)4013
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Tsumebite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)032
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl0605
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1001395
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO401655



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