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Champion Mine (White Mountain Mine), White Mountain, Laws, White Mts, Mono Co., California, USA

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A former Sillimanite mine located near Laws.

Mineralization is a metamorphic sillimanite deposit hosted in quartzite.



References:
Kerr, Paul Francis (1932), Occurrence of andalusite and related minerals at White Mountain, California: Economic Geology: 27: 614-643.

Lemmon, Dwight Moulton (1937), Geology of the andalusite deposits in the northern Inyo Range, California. Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, Stanford University.

Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 872, 911, 1007.

Wright, L.A. (1957), Kyanite, Andalusite, and Related Minerals, in Mineral Commodities of California, California Division of Mines Bulletin 176: 275-280.

Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record 8, 478-486

Mineralogical Record (1987): 18: 360.

Mineralogical Record (1988): 19: 331.





Map Reference: 37°24'N , 118°21'W

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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

Group 1 - Elements
  		• Sulphur1.CC.05
    S
     
    8
    Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
  		• Pyrite2.EB.05a
    FeS
     
    2
    Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
  		• Corundum4.CB.05
    Al
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
  		• Diaspore4.FD.10
    AlO(OH)
  		• Goethite4.FD.10
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
  		• Hematite4.CB.05
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
  		• Ilmenite4.CB.05
    Fe
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
  		• Quartz4.DA.05
    SiO
     
    2
  		• Rutile4.DB.05
    TiO
     
    2
    Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
  		• Aluminocopiapite7.DB.35
    Al
     
    2/3
    		Fe
    3+
    4
    		[OH|(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 20H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Baryte7.AD.35
    BaSO
     
    4
  		• Halotrichite7.CB.85
    FeAl
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		·22H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Jarosite7.BC.10
    KFe
    3+
     
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Natroalunite7.BC.10
    (Na,K)Al
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
      var: Strontian Natroalunite7.BC.10
    (Na,K)Al
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Pickeringite7.CB.85
    MgAl
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		·22H
     
    2
    		O
    Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
  		• Apatite-(CaF)
    var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaF)    		8.BN.05
    Ca
     
    5
    		[(F,O)|(PO
     
    4
    		,CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		]
  		• Apatite-(CaOH)8.BN.05
    Ca
     
    5
    		[OH|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
  		• Augelite8.BE.05
    Al
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|PO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Crandallite8.BL.10
    CaAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    5
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Goyazite8.BL.10
    SrAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    5
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Lazulite8.BB.40
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)Al
     
    2
    		[OH|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Phosphosiderite8.CD.05
    FePO
     
    4
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Scorzalite8.BB.40
    (Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mg)Al
     
    2
    		[OH|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Strengite8.CD.10
    FePO
     
    4
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Svanbergite8.BL.05
    SrAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		|PO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Trolleite8.BB.45
    Al
     
    4
    		[OH|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
  		• Variscite8.CD.10
    AlPO
     
    4
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Woodhouseite (TL)8.BL.05
    CaAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		|PO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Xenotime-(Y)8.AD.35
    YPO
     
    4
    Group 9 - Silicates
  		• Andalusite9.AF.10
    Al
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Apophyllite-(KF)9.EA.15
    KCa
     
    4
    		[(F,OH)|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    20
    		] · 8H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Magnesiofoitite9.CK.05
    [ ][Mg
     
    2
    		(Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		 )][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
  		• Muscovite9.EC.15
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
  		• Orthoclase9.FA.30
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
  		• Pyrophyllite9.EC.10
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
  		• Schorl9.CK.05
    [Na][Fe
    2+
    3
    		][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
  		• Topaz9.AF.35
    Al
     
    2
    		[(F,OH)
     
    2
    		|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Unclassified Minerals
  		• 'Apatite'-
  		• 'Tourmaline
    var: Achroite'    		-
    AD
     
    3
    		G
     
    6
    		(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		[T
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]Y
     
    3
    		Z
  		• Viséite-


    41 entries listed. 38 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
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    • California
      • Mono Co.
        • White Mts
          • Laws
            • White Mountain
              • Champion Mine (White Mountain Mine)

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