Waucoba Mine (Last Rose), Waucoba Mountain, Waucoba Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Waucoba Mine (Last Rose) | Mine |
| Waucoba Mountain | Mountain |
| Waucoba Mining District | Mining District |
| Inyo Mts (Inyo Range) | Mountain Range |
| Inyo County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 58' 19'' North , 117° 56' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Independence | 669 (2011) | 30.0km |
| Big Pine | 1,756 (2014) | 37.9km |
| Lone Pine | 2,035 (2015) | 42.2km |
| Wilkerson | 563 (2011) | 52.5km |
| Bishop | 3,806 (2017) | 59.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lone Pine Gem & Mineral Society | Lone Pine, California | 42km |
Mindat Locality ID:
79723
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:79723:3
GUID (UUID V4):
8d9376f1-578f-4c8c-8a3c-fdc5016cafa4
A former W mine located 8.3 km (5.2 miles) SE of Waucoba Mountain (coordinates of record), at the mouth of Wheeler Canyon, on National Park Service wilderness land (Death Valley National Park/Death Valley Wilderness). MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated.
NOTE: The geographic coordinates presented were obtained from the topo map, at a point directly between the 2 shaft symbols for the mine.
Mineralization is hosted in clastic sedimentary rock. The ore body is 0.46 meter wide and 12.19 meters long. Controls for ore emplacement included fractures. Altered sedimentary rocks now composed principally of talc, originally probably were argillaceous dolomite. The talc zone is 260 feet wide at the surface and is interbedded with phyllite to the W and thick-bedded quartzite to the E. Local rocks include Cambrian marine rocks.
Workings include underground openings comprised of a 160 ffot shaft inclined at 54 degrees. It has 3 levels and 760 feet of drifts and crosscuts.
Production statistics: Year: 1940 (period = 1940): WO3 - ore ranged from 0.5 to 3% WO3 (from 175 tons of ore).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 Description: Occurs as an alteration of host rocks. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10008704 |
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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
- Death Valley National ParkNational Park
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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