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Monte Cristo Mine (Livingston Mine), Monte Cristo, Wheeler Peak, Patterson District, Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono Co., California, USA

Latitude: 38°24'44"N
Longitude: 119°13'54"W

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A former lode Ag-Pb mine located in the SE¼ sec. 31, T7N, R25E, MDM, 0.1 km (400 feet) WNW of Monte Cristo (town site) and 5.0 km (3.1 miles) E of Wheeler Peak, on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10,000 meters (an unreasonable value).

Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges) and/or Tertiary pyroclastic and volcanic mudflow deposits, unit 9 (Cascade Range). Located in the Cameron "Gold Belt" - ore minerals found are native gold, auriferous pyrite, argentite, chlorargyrite and, rarely, native silver.

Production data are found in: Goodwin (1957).

Mineral List

Acanthite
Chlorargyrite

Gold
Pyrite
var: Auriferous Pyrite

Silver

5 entries listed. 4 valid minerals.

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References

Irelan, William, Jr. (1888b), Eighth annual report of the State Mineralogist [includes mineral resources of the State, with contributions by W.A. Goodyear, H.A. Whiting, and Stephen Bowers]: California Mining Bureau. (Report 8), 946 pp.: 357, 361-363.

Tucker, W.B., and Sampson, R.J. (1940), Mineral Resources of Mono County: California Journal of Mines and Geology; California Division of Mines (Report 36): 36(2): Pl. 1.

Goodwin, Joseph Grant (1957) Lead and zinc in California. California Journal of Mines and Geology, Division of Mines (Report 53): 53(3&4): 561.

USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10031487 & 10213005.

U.S. Bureau of Mines, Minerals Availability System (MAS) file ID #0060510325.

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