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Birch Creek, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USAi
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Beryl, etc.

Birch Creek, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
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Beryl, etc.

Birch Creek, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
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Beryl, etc.

Birch Creek, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 19' 10'' North , 118° 2' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.31944,-118.03556
GeoHash:
G#: 9qsh61c1s
GRN:
N25W68
Type:
Creek
KΓΆppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Big Pine1,756 (2014)28.3km
Wilkerson563 (2011)31.4km
Bishop3,806 (2017)32.1km
Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek2,645 (2011)34.4km
West Bishop2,607 (2011)37.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
256701
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:256701:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0d73da44-7947-4ab9-ba29-91aebcdc6e19


A stream.

Quartz monzonite and granodiorite of Cretaceous age that was emplaced within Precambrian argillite and dolomite. Uneconomic mineralization.

NOTE: The coordinates provided are the coordinates of record in the USGS GNIS database. They are for the mouth/terminus of the stream, which is in Deep Spring Valley, consistent with the protocol in that database for such linear features. The stream originates as two forks in the White Mountains, flows into a single stream, and flows eastward out of the range.

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Mineral List

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

28 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
β“˜ 'Andradite-Grossular Series'
β“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
β“˜ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
β“˜ Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Clinozoisite var. Clinothulite
Formula: {Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Humite
Formula: Mg7(SiO4)3F2
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
β“˜ 'K Feldspar'
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
β“˜ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜ Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
β“˜ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
Description: Occurs in a contact zone.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
β“˜Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Humite9.AF.50Mg7(SiO4)3F2
β“˜Clinozoisite
var. Clinothulite		9.BG.05a{Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Clinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(β—»4)β—»[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
β“˜Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Tremolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜Actinolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
β“˜Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
β“˜'Andradite-Grossular Series'-
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜'K Feldspar'-
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hβ“˜ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Hβ“˜ Clinozoisite var. Clinothulite{Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oβ“˜ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Oβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ Clinozoisite var. Clinothulite{Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2
Mgβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alβ“˜ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alβ“˜ Clinozoisite var. Clinothulite{Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siβ“˜ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Siβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Clinozoisite var. Clinothulite{Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Caβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caβ“˜ Clinozoisite var. Clinothulite{Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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References

Nelson, C. A., & Sylvester, A. G. (1971). Wall rock decarbonation and forcible emplacement of Birch Creek Pluton, southern White Mountains, California. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 82(10), 2891-2904.
Barton, M. D. (1987). Lithophile-element mineralization associated with Late Cretaceous two-mica granites in the Great Basin. Geology, 15(4), 337-340.
Barton, M. D. (2000). Overview of the lithophile-element-bearing magmatic hydrothermal system at Birch Creek. White Mountains, California: Society of Economic Geologists Guidebook Series: 32: 9-26.
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