Ajax Mine, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Ajax Mine | Mine |
Darwin | - not defined - |
Darwin Mining District | Mining District |
Darwin Hills | Group of Hills |
Inyo County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 16' 33'' North , 117° 34' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
240505
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:240505:9
GUID (UUID V4):
e90a30ab-f92b-41a4-884b-0ca998e1f9ae
A former small W mine located 1.5 km (0.9 miles) NE of Darwin. Description and position N36.27568 W117.57702 by Richard Muster, based on a private note from Peter Hahn CPG, Exploration Geologist, working for the Darwin Project.
NOTE: This mine is not listed in the USGS MRDS database.
Mineralization is a W deposit which occurs as scheelite with oxidized copper-silver mineralization in quartz veins.
Workings consist of 1 shaft with a well preserved head frame. No information is available about the underground workings.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
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ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
W | Tungsten | |
W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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