Little McGee Creek Mine (White Caps Mine), Tungsten Hills, West Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Little McGee Creek Mine (White Caps Mine) | Mine |
Tungsten Hills | Group of Hills |
West Bishop | - not defined - |
Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District) | Mining District |
Inyo County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 20' 25'' North , 118° 31' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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West Bishop | 2,607 (2011) | 6.0km |
Mesa | 251 (2011) | 9.0km |
Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek | 2,645 (2011) | 10.4km |
Round Valley | 435 (2011) | 10.7km |
Bishop | 3,806 (2017) | 11.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
79077
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:79077:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0f51a9f3-3a0b-42b1-8134-95086028abd8
A former W occurrence/mine located in sec. 13, T7S, R31E, MDM, 6.1 km (3.8 miles) WSW of West Bishop, along Little McGee Creek (8 miles W of Bishop), on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is hosted in limestone and quartz diorite. Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges).
Workings include underground openings with as length of 41.15 meters and comprised of a 135 foot adit.
Production data are found in: Tucker, W. Burling & Reid J. Sampson (1941).
production information: 500 tons of ore was on the dumps, assaying at 1% WO3.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ Grossular Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Grossular | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
W | Tungsten | |
W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10035154 |
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060270038