Luckly Strike prospect, Bloody Mountain, Mono County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Luckly Strike prospect | Prospect |
Bloody Mountain | Mountain |
Mono County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 34' 55'' North , 118° 54' 16'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Mammoth Lakes | 7,946 (2018) | 9.5km |
Sunny Slopes | 182 (2017) | 20.2km |
Swall Meadows | 220 (2017) | 24.6km |
June Lake | 629 (2011) | 26.6km |
Round Valley | 435 (2011) | 33.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
83215
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:83215:6
GUID (UUID V4):
632454b4-a763-44a8-ae01-f5fdd2fdf629
A former Zn-Cu-Ag mine located in sec. 20, T4S, R28E, MDM, 2.4 km (7,800 feet) N of Bloody Mountain, W of Laurel Mountain and NE of Laurel Lakes, on National Forest wilderness land (John Muir Wilderness) (At the bend in Laurel Canyon, E of the Laurel Lakes. SE¼SW¼ - prospect, may be W in SE¼SE¼ of sec.). Owned by C. E. Lindell, Washington (1969) and W.L. Smith, California (1969). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.
Mineralization is hosted in limestone. Hypothermal veins traverse limestone at bend in Laurel Canyon. The ore body strikes N30W and dips steeply NE at a thickness of 6.1 meters and a length of 274.32 meters. Local rocks include Carboniferous marine rocks, unit 7 (Bishop) .
Workings include unspecified surface openings/operations.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
S | Sulfur | |
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S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10116000 |
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060510219