Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono Co., California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District) | Mining District |
| Mono Co. | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude:
37° North , 118° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~107km
Locality type:
A Au-Ag-Cu-W mining area located WNW of Mono Lake in the vicinity of Mount Scowden, SW of the Jordan District and S of the Castle Peak District. The Homer mining district on the east side of the Sierra Nevada in west-central Mono County in the vicinity of Lundy Lake, about 6 miles (9.6 km) west of Mono Lake. The district is also known as the May Lundy or Lundy district, because the May Lundy Mine was the principal source of gold in the district.
The area was prospected during the Comstock silver rush. In 1877 lode deposits were discovered. In 1879 the May Lundy Mine was discovered and the Homer mining district was organized.
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| β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10310710. |
| β Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl Reference: Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp. (includes catalog of minerals of California pp. 63-410), and miscellaneous observations on mineral products): 139; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 124. |
| β Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 Reference: Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp. (includes catalog of minerals of California pp. 63-410), and miscellaneous observations on mineral products): 139; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 124. |
| β Cuprite Formula: Cu2O Reference: Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp. (includes catalog of minerals of California pp. 63-410), and miscellaneous observations on mineral products): 139; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 124. |
| β Galena Formula: PbS Localities: Gray Eagle Mine (Gray Eagle - Mono), Mount Scowden, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono Co., California, USA Harrison Mine, Mount Scowden, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono Co., California, USA Parrett Mine (Bonanza claim; Don Alvadore No. 2 claim), Mount Scowden, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono Co., California, USA May Lundy Mine (Crystal Lake Mine), Mount Scowden, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono Co., California, USA Lundy area, Lundy, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono Co., California, USA Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena Formula: PbS with Ag Reference: Eakle, Arthur Starr & R.P. McLaughlin (1919), Mono County: California Mining Bureau. Report 15: 141, 172; Ransome, Alfred Leslie (1940), General geology and ores of the Blind Spring Hill mining district, Mono County, California: California Division Mines Report 36: 171; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 190. |
| β Gold Formula: Au Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region. Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10310710. |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Localities: Reference: Whiting, H.A. (1888), Mono County, California: California Mining Bureau. Report 8: 389; Rinehart, Charles Dean & Donald C. Ross (1956), Economic geology of the Casa Diablo Mountain quadrangle, California: California Division Mines Special Report: 48, 17 pp.: 17; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 251. |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Homer Mining and Milling Mine (Wasatch Mine 130; Unidentified mine 129; Wolverine; Homer Mining and Milling property; Nioma Wasatch Gold Hill claims), Mount Scowden, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono Co., California, USA May Lundy Mine (Crystal Lake Mine), Mount Scowden, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono Co., California, USA Parrett Mine (Bonanza claim; Don Alvadore No. 2 claim), Mount Scowden, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono Co., California, USA Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Description: Occurs as a vein mineral here. Reference: Sampson, Reid J. (1940), Mineral resources of Mono County: California Mining Bureau. Report 36: 130; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 69. |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region. Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10310710. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| β | var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | var. Silver-bearing Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS with Ag |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | β Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | β Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Ag | β Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Ag | β Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Au | β Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
| Pb | β Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10310710 (historical and naming data), plus files #10031476, 10031477, 10007162, 10007157, 10007168, 10007155, 10007167, 10007165, 10007160, 10007159, 10007164, 10007158, 10007163, & 10007161.
USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10007153 (ref. for synonymy with the Jordan District).
NOTE: MRDS database file #10007150 (Tamarack Mine) also indicates that that mine is in then Homer District; however, it is obviously in the Castle Peak District.
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10031476 |
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Localities in this Region
- California
- Mono Co.
- Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District)
- Mono Co.
- California
- Mono Co.
- Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District)
- Mount Scowden
- Harrison Mine
- Hess Mine (Mono Ore Mine; Tungsten Associates Ltd. Mine)
- Homer Mining and Milling Mine (Wasatch Mine 130; Unidentified mine 129; Wolverine; Homer Mining and Milling property; Nioma Wasatch Gold Hill claims)
- Last Chance Mine
- Lucky Dan prospect
- Lucky Mortan Mine (Lucky Morton Mine [?])
- May Lundy Mine (Crystal Lake Mine)
- Mono Mine
- Mount Haverly prospect (Mt. Haverly; Mt Haverly)
- Native Wonder & Mono Queen Mine (Native Wonder Mine)
- Old Cabin prospect
- Ontario Syndicate Mine
- Parrett Mine (Bonanza claim; Don Alvadore No. 2 claim)
- Price group
- Saddlebag Lake prospect
- Simpson Mine
- Tobler-Gomer prospect
- Mount Scowden
- Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District)
- Mono Co.
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