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Aeroplane Mine (Mesa Mine; Standard Tungsten City Milling Co. Mine; Moonlight Mine), Bishop, Tungsten Hills, Tungsten Hills District (Bishop District), Inyo Co., California, USA

A tungsten mine located in NW central sec. 13, T7S, R31E, MDM.

Mineralization is hosted in quartzite, dolomite, hornfels and limestone.



References:
Lemmon, D.M. and Tweto, O.L. (1962) Tungsten in the US, USGS Map, MR-25.

Lemmon, D.M., Tungsten deposits in the US; Vol. I, unpublished data: 248-250.

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 333 (map 10-1).





Map Reference: 37°21'0"N , 118°31'60"W

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Mineral List:
Andradite
Calcite
Epidote
Ferberite
Quartz
Scheelite
Wolframite


7 entries listed. 6 valid minerals.

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