Wahoo Mine, Eagle Point, Talc City Mining District, Talc City Hills, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 19' 26'' North , 117° 38' 46'' West
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lone Pine Gem & Mineral Society | Lone Pine, California | 49km |
Mindat Locality ID:
79710
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:79710:9
GUID (UUID V4):
54ca9153-9fdc-4264-9a02-a1869dd01e22
A former Ag-Pb-Cu-Au mine located in secs. 33 & 34, T18S, R40E, MDM, 4.6 km (2.9 miles) ESE of Eagle Point (coordinates of record), at the very southern tip of the Talc City Hills (6 miles NW of Darwin; adjoins the Ruiz Mine to the NW), on National Park Service land (Death Valley National Park. Property consists of 2 claims. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters. The UTM is estimated from the description in reference. Land unsurveyed.
Mineralization is a vein deposit with a vein 3 to 4 feet in thickness, hosted in limestone and quartz monzonite. The ore body strikes N40W and dips 40SW at a thickness of 1.22 meters. Local rocks include Quaternary alluvium and marine deposits.
Workings include underground openings comprised of a 90 foot shaft, with a drift to the S on the vein for 80 feet.
Production data are found in: Goodwin, Joseph Grant (1957).
Au-Ag ore shipped in 1940, 1941 and 1947 averaged 15.3% Pb, 20 ounces Ag/ton and recoverable Cu & Au. No other production data were found.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10036131 |
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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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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060270388
