Last Chance Range, Inyo Co., California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Last Chance Range | Mountain Range |
| Inyo Co. | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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37° 8' 8'' North , 117° 36' 27'' West
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| β Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 Reference: Hill, R.L. (1972) Geology and geochemistry of El Capitan mercury mine, Last Chance Range, Inyo County, California. Unpublished Masterβs thesis, University of California, Los Angeles; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 115. |
| β Cinnabar Formula: HgS Description: Used as paint by the Piute Indians. Reference: Steward, Julian H. (1933) Ethnography of the Owens Valley Piute: University of California, Pub. Arch. And Ethnol.: 33: 233-338; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 27, 148.; Hill, R.L. (1972) Geology and geochemistry of El Capitan mercury mine, Last Chance Range, Inyo County, California. Unpublished Masterβs thesis, University of California, Los Angeles; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 115. |
| β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Localities: Reference: Hill, R.L. (1972) Geology and geochemistry of El Capitan mercury mine, Last Chance Range, Inyo County, California. Unpublished Masterβs thesis, University of California, Los Angeles; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 115. |
| β Metacinnabar Formula: HgS Reference: Hill, R.L. (1972) Geology and geochemistry of El Capitan mercury mine, Last Chance Range, Inyo County, California. Unpublished Masterβs thesis, University of California, Los Angeles; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 115. |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10236169. |
| β Sulphur Formula: S8 Localities: Crater Mine (Crater group; Crater Nos. 1-6 claims), Crater, Last Chance Range, Inyo Co., California, USA Last Chance Peak Mine (Last Chance Mountain Mine; El Capitan Mine; El Capitam Mine), Crater, Last Chance Range, Inyo Co., California, USA Unnamed S deposits [2], Crater, Last Chance Range, Inyo Co., California, USA Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10187700 & 10207494. |
| β Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10284956. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| β | Metacinnabar | 2.CB.05a | HgS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | β Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | β Sulphur | S8 |
| S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | β Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | β Metacinnabar | HgS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | β Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | β Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | β Metacinnabar | HgS |
Localities in this Region
- California
- Inyo Co.
- Last Chance Range
- Crater
- Aloha prospect
- April Fool prospect
- Big El Dorado occurrence
- Christopher No. 2 prospect
- Crater Mine (Crater group; Crater Nos. 1-6 claims)
- El Dorado Lode No. 6
- Eureka prospect (Bearcat)
- Fraction and Southwest occurrence
- Gulch group
- Last Chance Peak Mine (Last Chance Mountain Mine; El Capitan Mine; El Capitam Mine)
- Lime Hill No. 1 deposit
- Lucky 13 prospect
- Lucky Strike prospect
- M & G No. 4 occurrence
- Mercury Knob prospect
- Midas No. 5 occurrence
- Rebecca prospect
- Reo prospect
- Sally Joe prospect
- Soliz & Vaseta occurrence
- Storm Cloud prospect
- Sulfur Queen prospect
- Crater
- Last Chance Range
- Inyo Co.
- California
- Inyo Co.
- Last Chance Range
- Inyo Co.
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- Mojave DomainDomain
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- Death Valley National ParkNational Park
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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Last Chance Peak Mine, Crater, Last Chance Range, Inyo Co., California, USA