Champion Mine (White Mountain Mine; Jeffrey Mine; Diaspore; Vulcanus; Black Eagle; Champion Sillimanite Mine; Champion Andalusite Mine; Vulcanite Mine; Vulcanite & Vulcanus No. 156; Black Eagle & Vulcanus Nos. 8 and 9 No. 157), White Mountain Peak, White Mts, Mono Co., California, USAi
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37° 37' 8'' North , 118° 19' 16'' West
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| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dyer | 259 (2011) | 23.1km |
| Benton | 280 (2011) | 26.1km |
| Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek | 2,645 (2011) | 27.1km |
| Bishop | 3,806 (2017) | 29.1km |
| Mesa | 251 (2011) | 29.6km |
A former andalusite mine located in sec. 11, T4S, R33E, MDM, 4.5 km (2.8 miles) WSW of White Mountain Peak, along Jeffrey Mine Canyon, 7 miles E of Mocalno, and a considerable distance N of Laws (Inyo County) (about 13.3 km), also N of Bishop. First operated in 1922. Owned by the Champion Sillimanite Corp.
NOTE: This mine appears on the topo map as the "Jeffrey Mine." Alternate names are as presented in USGS MRDS file Nos. 10031572 & 10212328. The several MRDS database files address this mine by three primary names and present differing geographic coordinates for this locality. The values presented in this Mindat file are derived from the exact location on the topo map with a mine symbol and specific identification of the mine as the "Jeffrey Mine." The ore at the Champion Mine was andalusite which was converted to artificial sillimanite as that is the commercial product (http://www.mindat.org/mesg-105-322696.html).
Mineralization is a metamorphic andalusite deposit hosted in quartzite. The ore body forms pods. The deposit occurs in a layer 5 to 20 feet thick, about 400 feet long, and 100 feet in vertical dimension, exposed on, and attached to, a steep, E-facing cliff of quartzite. Associated rocks include Late Cretaceous-Late Permian quartz monzonite. Local rocks include pre-Cenozoic metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks undivided and/or Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges), and/or Mesozoic volcanic (??) rocks, unit 3 (Mojave Desert, Death Valley area, and Eastern Sierra Nevada).
The Vulcanus No. 8 (claim ?) had the largest body of andalusite-bearing rock, 3,500 feet SW of the Champion (Vulcanite) Mine proper, and on the opposite side of a deep canyon (Jeffrey Mine Canyon). It is about 600 feet long and 230 feet wide in the outcrop, with an unknown extended depth. It averages about 40% andalusite at surface. It was not mined extensively.
This mine yielded a total of about 20,000 tons of hand-cobbed rock containing 53% or more of andalusite. The known minable reserves were depleted in the 1930's.
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| ⓘ Aluminocopiapite Formula: Al2/3Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O Reference: http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/aluminocopiapite.pdf. |
| ⓘ Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 Habit: Rhombohedra modified by basal forms Colour: Pink to pale brown Description: Occurs in quartz veins; granular masses and rhombohedra. Reference: Woodhouse, C.D. (1936), Change them every 10,000 miles: Mineralogist: 4(3): 4, 37-38; Lemmon, Dwight Moulton (1937), Geology of the andalusite deposits in the northern Inyo Range, California. Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, Stanford University: 42-43; Gross, E.B. and Parwel, A. (1968) Rutile mineralization at the White Mountain andalusite deposit, California. Arkiv för Mineralogie och Geologi 4, No. 29: 493-497; Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record 8, 480; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 265. |
| ⓘ Andalusite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Description: Crystals form columnar masses; prismatic crystals to 10 cm long. Reference: 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: 1007; Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record 8, 478-486; Knopf, Adolf (1917b), An andalusite mass in the Precambrian of the Inyo Range, California: Washington Academy of Science Journal: 7: 549-552; Peck, Albert B. (1924), Note on andalusite from California: a new use and some thermal properties: American Mineralogist: 9: 123-129; […California Mining Bureau. Report 20: 149-154 (1924)]; Jeffery, Joseph Arthur & Charles D. Woodhouse (1931), Note on a deposit of andalusite in Mono County, California: its occurrence and technical importance: California Mining Bureau. Report 27: 459-464; Kerr, Paul Francis (1932), Occurrence of andalusite and related minerals at White Mountain, California: Economic Geology: 27: 621; Woodhouse, C.D. (1951), The Mono County andalusite mine: Rocks & Minerals: 34: 486-493; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 450. |
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Colour: White Description: Occurs as small tabular crystals partly lining cavities in phosphatic rock. Reference: Peacock, Martin Alfred & D.A. Moddle (1941), On a crystal of Augelite from California: Mineralogical Magazine: 26: 105-115; Gross, E.B. and Parwel, A. (1968) Rutile mineralization at the White Mountain andalusite deposit, California. Arkiv för Mineralogie och Geologi 4, No. 29: 493-497; Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record: 8: 482; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 316. |
| ⓘ Augelite Formula: Al2(PO4)(OH)3 Colour: Colourless Description: Occurs as crystals to 0.75 inches (1.8 cm) or more; commonly euhedral, transparent, and as fracture coatings and cavity fillings. Reference: 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, 1007; Lemmon, Dwight Moulton (1935), Augelite from Mono County California American Mineralogist: 20: 664-668; Gross, E.B. and Parwel, A. (1968) Rutile mineralization at the White Mountain andalusite deposit, California. Arkiv för Mineralogie och Geologi 4, No. 29: 493-497; Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record 8, 478-486; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 304. |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Description: Large crystals are found in fractures but are rare. Reference: 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; Gross, E.B. and Parwel, A. (1968) Rutile mineralization at the White Mountain andalusite deposit, California. Arkiv för Mineralogie och Geologi 4, No. 29: 493-497; Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record 8, 484; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 293. |
| ⓘ Corundum Formula: Al2O3 Colour: Deep blue Description: Occurs as coarse nodular masses, as deep blue plates or irregular crystals in andalusite; rare but widespread. Reference: Peck, Albert B. (1924), Note on andalusite from California: a new use and some thermal properties: American Mineralogist: 9: 123-129; […California Mining Bureau. Report 20: 149-154 (1924)]; Kerr, Paul Francis (1932), Occurrence of andalusite and related minerals at White Mountain, California: Economic Geology: 27: 621; Gross, E.B. and Parwel, A. (1968) Rutile mineralization at the White Mountain andalusite deposit, California. Arkiv för Mineralogie och Geologi 4, No. 29: 493-497; Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record 8, 478-486; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 143. |
| ⓘ Crandallite Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Diaspore Formula: AlO(OH) Colour: White to yellow-brown Description: Occurs as compact masses with andalusite or in veins of pyrophyllite; blades and plates to 3 cm long. Reference: Kerr, Paul Francis (1932), Occurrence of andalusite and related minerals at White Mountain, California: Economic Geology: 27: 626; Gross, E.B. and Parwel, A. (1968) Rutile mineralization at the White Mountain andalusite deposit, California. Arkiv för Mineralogie och Geologi 4, No. 29: 493-497; Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record 8, 478-486; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 144. |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F Colour: Light blue Description: Coatings. Reference: Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 316; www.baymin.org/Field/ChampionMine/ChampionMineGeology.pdf. |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite var: Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) Colour: Light blue Description: Coatings. Reference: Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 316; www.baymin.org/Field/ChampionMine/ChampionMineGeology.pdf. |
| ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) Formula: KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O Reference: www.baymin.org/Field/ChampionMine/ChampionMineGeology.pdf. |
| ⓘ Fluorellestadite Formula: Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F Reference: Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 316. |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Reference: Jeffery, Joseph Arthur & Charles D. Woodhouse (1931), Note on a deposit of andalusite in Mono County, California: its occurrence and technical importance: California Mining Bureau. Report 27: 459-464; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 187. |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) Description: Many pseudomorphs after pyrite. Reference: Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record 8, 484; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 161; www.baymin.org/Field/ChampionMine/ChampionMineGeology.pdf. |
| ⓘ Goyazite Formula: SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 Reference: www.baymin.org/Field/ChampionMine/ChampionMineGeology.pdf. |
| ⓘ Halotrichite Formula: FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O Reference: www.baymin.org/Field/ChampionMine/ChampionMineGeology.pdf. |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Localities: Champion Mine (White Mountain Mine; Jeffrey Mine; Diaspore; Vulcanus; Black Eagle; Champion Sillimanite Mine; Champion Andalusite Mine; Vulcanite Mine; Vulcanite & Vulcanus No. 156; Black Eagle & Vulcanus Nos. 8 and 9 No. 157), White Mountain Peak, White Mts, Mono Co., California, USA Lower group of patented claims, Champion Mine (White Mountain Mine; Jeffrey Mine; Diaspore; Vulcanus; Black Eagle; Champion Sillimanite Mine; Champion Andalusite Mine; Vulcanite Mine; Vulcanite & Vulcanus No. 156; Black Eagle & Vulcanus Nos. 8 and 9 No. 157), White Mountain Peak, White Mts, Mono Co., California, USA Reference: No reference listed |
| ⓘ Hematite var: Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 Description: Locally abundant. Reference: Knopf, Adolf (1917b), An andalusite mass in the Precambrian of the Inyo Range, California: Washington Academy of Science Journal: 7: 549-552; Gross, E.B. and Parwel, A. (1968) Rutile mineralization at the White Mountain andalusite deposit, California. Arkiv för Mineralogie och Geologi 4, No. 29: 493-497; Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record 8, 484; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 161. |
| ⓘ Hydroxylapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH) Reference: www.baymin.org/Field/ChampionMine/ChampionMineGeology.pdf. |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Description: Occurs sparingly. Reference: Woodhouse, C.D. (1936), Change them every 10,000 miles: Mineralogist: 4(3): 4; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 226. |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 Reference: Woodhouse, C.D. (1936), Change them every 10,000 miles: Mineralogist: 4(3): 4; Gross, E.B. and Parwel, A. (1968) Rutile mineralization at the White Mountain andalusite deposit, California. Arkiv för Mineralogie och Geologi 4, No. 29: 493-497; Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record 8, 484; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 277. |
| ⓘ Kalinite Formula: KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O Reference: Woodhouse, C.D. (1936), Change them every 10,000 miles: Mineralogist: 4(3): 37-38; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 293. |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: Gross, E.B. and Parwel, A. (1968) Rutile mineralization at the White Mountain andalusite deposit, California. Arkiv för Mineralogie och Geologi 4, No. 29: 493-497; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 437. |
| ⓘ Lazulite Formula: MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 Colour: Deep blue Description: Abundant in veinlets cutting the ore body and wiedely disseminated in phosphate rock and vein quartz. Reference: 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; Jeffery, Joseph Arthur & Charles D. Woodhouse (1931), Note on a deposit of andalusite in Mono County, California: its occurrence and technical importance: California Mining Bureau. Report 27: 459-464; Kerr, Paul Francis (1932), Occurrence of andalusite and related minerals at White Mountain, California: Economic Geology: 27: 629; Woodhouse, C.D. (1936), Change them every 10,000 miles: Mineralogist: 4(3): 37-38; Lemmon, Dwight Moulton (1937), Woodhouseite, a new mineral of the beudantite group American Mineralogist: 22: 945; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 240; Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record: 8: 478-486; Sinkankas, J. (1976) Gemstones of North America II. Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York: 256; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 310. |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Formula: (Fe,O,OH,H2O) Reference: Woodhouse, C.D. (1936), Change them every 10,000 miles: Mineralogist: 4(3): 4; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 233. |
| ⓘ Magnesio-foitite Formula: (□,Na)(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Reference: F. Hawthorne pers. comm. |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: Abundant. Forms veinlets with tourmaline and quartz. Reference: Gross, E.B. and Parwel, A. (1968) Rutile mineralization at the White Mountain andalusite deposit, California. Arkiv för Mineralogie och Geologi 4, No. 29: 493-497; Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record 8, 480, 482; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 426. |
| ⓘ Natroalunite Formula: NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 Reference: Lemmon, Dwight Moulton (1937), Geology of the andalusite deposits in the northern Inyo Range, California. Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, Stanford University: 42-43; Gross, E.B. and Parwel, A. (1968) Rutile mineralization at the White Mountain andalusite deposit, California. Arkiv för Mineralogie och Geologi 4, No. 29: 493-497; Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record 8, 480; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 265. |
| ⓘ Natroalunite var: Strontian Natroalunite Formula: (Na,Sr)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 Reference: Lemmon, Dwight Moulton (1937), Geology of the andalusite deposits in the northern Inyo Range, California. Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, Stanford University: 42-43; Gross, E.B. and Parwel, A. (1968) Rutile mineralization at the White Mountain andalusite deposit, California. Arkiv för Mineralogie och Geologi 4, No. 29: 493-497; Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record 8, 480; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 265. |
| ⓘ Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Reference: www.baymin.org/Field/ChampionMine/ChampionMineGeology.pdf. |
| ⓘ Phosphosiderite Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O Reference: Min.Rec.: 18 (1987). |
| ⓘ Pickeringite Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Description: Abundant. Reference: Gross, E.B. and Parwel, A. (1968) Rutile mineralization at the White Mountain andalusite deposit, California. Arkiv för Mineralogie och Geologi 4, No. 29: 493-497; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 72. |
| ⓘ Pyrophyllite Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2 Colour: White to colourless Description: Occurs as sheaves of plates to 12 mm and small clusters of radiating masses and veinlets in andalusite. Reference: 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, 1007; Peck, Albert B. (1924), Note on andalusite from California: a new use and some thermal properties: American Mineralogist: 9: 123-129; […California Mining Bureau. Report 20: 149-154 (1924)]; Kerr, Paul Francis (1932), Occurrence of andalusite and related minerals at White Mountain, California: Economic Geology: 27: 627; Gross, E.B. and Parwel, A. (1968) Rutile mineralization at the White Mountain andalusite deposit, California. Arkiv för Mineralogie och Geologi 4, No. 29: 493-497; Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record: 8: 478-486; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 416. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Champion Mine (White Mountain Mine; Jeffrey Mine; Diaspore; Vulcanus; Black Eagle; Champion Sillimanite Mine; Champion Andalusite Mine; Vulcanite Mine; Vulcanite & Vulcanus No. 156; Black Eagle & Vulcanus Nos. 8 and 9 No. 157), White Mountain Peak, White Mts, Mono Co., California, USA Lower group of patented claims, Champion Mine (White Mountain Mine; Jeffrey Mine; Diaspore; Vulcanus; Black Eagle; Champion Sillimanite Mine; Champion Andalusite Mine; Vulcanite Mine; Vulcanite & Vulcanus No. 156; Black Eagle & Vulcanus Nos. 8 and 9 No. 157), White Mountain Peak, White Mts, Mono Co., California, USA Description: Forms veins hosting other minerals also occurs as crystals to 10 cm long lining walls of vugs and fractures. Reference: 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: 1007; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 357, 388; Gross, E.B. and Parwel, A. (1968) Rutile mineralization at the White Mountain andalusite deposit, California. Arkiv för Mineralogie och Geologi 4, No. 29: 493-497; Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record: 8: 480, 482; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 347. |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 Colour: Wine-red to red-brown Description: Occurs as abundant minute specks in andalusite; crystals to 3 mm common. Reference: 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; Peck, Albert B. (1924), Note on andalusite from California: a new use and some thermal properties: American Mineralogist: 9: 123-129; […California Mining Bureau. Report 20: 149-154 (1924)]; Kerr, Paul Francis (1932), Occurrence of andalusite and related minerals at White Mountain, California: Economic Geology: 27: 627; Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record: 8: 478-486; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 169. |
| ⓘ Schorl Formula: Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Description: Occurs as veinlets of hair-like fibers. Reference: Gross, E.B. and Parwel, A. (1968) Rutile mineralization at the White Mountain andalusite deposit, California. Arkiv för Mineralogie och Geologi 4, No. 29: 493-497; Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record 8, 478-486; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 503. |
| ⓘ Scorzalite Formula: Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 Localities: Champion Mine (White Mountain Mine; Jeffrey Mine; Diaspore; Vulcanus; Black Eagle; Champion Sillimanite Mine; Champion Andalusite Mine; Vulcanite Mine; Vulcanite & Vulcanus No. 156; Black Eagle & Vulcanus Nos. 8 and 9 No. 157), White Mountain Peak, White Mts, Mono Co., California, USA Lower group of patented claims, Champion Mine (White Mountain Mine; Jeffrey Mine; Diaspore; Vulcanus; Black Eagle; Champion Sillimanite Mine; Champion Andalusite Mine; Vulcanite Mine; Vulcanite & Vulcanus No. 156; Black Eagle & Vulcanus Nos. 8 and 9 No. 157), White Mountain Peak, White Mts, Mono Co., California, USA Description: Only material associated with svanbergite and schorl. Reference: Gross, E.B. and Parwel, A. (1968) Rutile mineralization at the White Mountain andalusite deposit, California. Arkiv för Mineralogie och Geologi 4, No. 29: 493-497; Sinkankas, J. (1976) Gemstones of North America II. Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York: 256; Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record 8, 480, 484-485; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 311. |
| ⓘ 'Strengite-Variscite Series' Formula: Fe3+PO4 . 2H2O - Al3+PO4 . 2H2O Reference: Gross, E.B. and Parwel, A. (1968) Rutile mineralization at the White Mountain andalusite deposit, California. Arkiv för Mineralogie och Geologi 4, No. 29: 493-497; Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record 8, 484; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 311. |
| ⓘ Sulphur Formula: S8 Description: Occasionally occurs as large balls filling cavities in andalusite ore. Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 293; Melhase, John (1925), Andalusite in California (Inyo Range): Engineering & Mining Journal: 120: 92; Sampson, Reid J. & W. Burling Tucker (1931), Feldspar, silica, andalusite, and cyanite deposits of California: California Mining Bureau. Report 27: 461; Woodhouse, C.D. (1936), Change them every 10,000 miles: Mineralogist: 4(3): 37-38; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 293; Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record 8, 484; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 52; www.baymin.org/Field/ChampionMine/ChampionMineGeology.pdf. |
| ⓘ Svanbergite Formula: SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 Habit: Rhombahedra Colour: Pale yellow to orange, brown Reference: Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record: 8: 478-486; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 307. |
| ⓘ Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O Description: Occurs as minute grains scattered through andalusite. Reference: Woodhouse, C.D. (1936), Change them every 10,000 miles: Mineralogist: 4(3): 3-4; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 344. |
| ⓘ Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 Description: Occurs as small amounts of granular material in andalusite. Reference: Jeffery, Joseph Arthur & Charles D. Woodhouse (1931), Note on a deposit of andalusite in Mono County, California: its occurrence and technical importance: California Mining Bureau. Report 27: 459-464; Kerr, Paul Francis (1932), Occurrence of andalusite and related minerals at White Mountain, California: Economic Geology: 27: 620; Gross, E.B. and Parwel, A. (1968) Rutile mineralization at the White Mountain andalusite deposit, California. Arkiv för Mineralogie och Geologi 4, No. 29: 493-497; Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record 8, 480; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 454. |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: A(D3)G6(Si6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Reference: www.baymin.org/Field/ChampionMine/ChampionMineGeology.pdf. |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline var: Achroite' Formula: A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Reference: www.baymin.org/Field/ChampionMine/ChampionMineGeology.pdf. |
| ⓘ Trolleite Formula: Al4(PO4)3(OH)3 Colour: Pale blue to blue-green Description: Occurs as masses intergrown with augelite. Reference: Lemmon, Dwight Moulton (1935), Augelite from Mono County California American Mineralogist: 20: 664-668; Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record: 8: 478-486; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 304. |
| ⓘ 'Viséite' Description: Lines many cavities in the phosphatic rock. Reference: Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record: 8: 482, 484-485; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 310. |
| ⓘ Woodhouseite (TL) Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 Type Locality: Habit: Pseudocubic rhombohedra Colour: Colourless to pale orange Description: Occurs in veins; transparent to translucent. Some material is strontian. Reference: 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: 1007; Lemmon, Dwight Moulton (1937), Woodhouseite, a new mineral of the beudantite group American Mineralogist: 22: 939-948; Gross, E.B. and Parwel, A. (1968) Rutile mineralization at the White Mountain andalusite deposit, California. Arkiv för Mineralogie och Geologi 4, No. 29: 493-497; Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record 8, 480, 483-485; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 305, 307, 309; Mineralogical Record (1987): 18: 360; Mineralogical Record (1988): 19: 331. |
| ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) Formula: Y(PO4) |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Description: Occurs in minor amounts. Reference: Sampson, Reid J. & W. Burling Tucker (1931), Feldspar, silica, andalusite, and cyanite deposits of California: California Mining Bureau. Report 27: 461; Woodhouse, C.D. (1936), Change them every 10,000 miles: Mineralogist: 4(3): 3-4; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 461. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| ⓘ | Diaspore | 4.FD.10 | AlO(OH) |
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | var: Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Aluminocopiapite | 7.DB.35 | Al2/3Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Halotrichite | 7.CB.85 | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Kalinite | 7.CC.15 | KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O |
| ⓘ | Natroalunite | 7.BC.10 | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | var: Strontian Natroalunite | 7.BC.10 | (Na,Sr)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Pickeringite | 7.CB.85 | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Augelite | 8.BE.05 | Al2(PO4)(OH)3 |
| ⓘ | Crandallite | 8.BL.10 | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| ⓘ | var: Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| ⓘ | Goyazite | 8.BL.10 | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Hydroxylapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| ⓘ | Lazulite | 8.BB.40 | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Phosphosiderite | 8.CD.05 | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Scorzalite | 8.BB.40 | Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Svanbergite | 8.BL.05 | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Trolleite | 8.BB.45 | Al4(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| ⓘ | Woodhouseite (TL) | 8.BL.05 | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Xenotime-(Y) | 8.AD.35 | Y(PO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Andalusite | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Fluorapophyllite-(K) | 9.EA.15 | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Fluorellestadite | 9.AH.25 | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F |
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Magnesio-foitite | 9.CK.05 | (□,Na)(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Pyrophyllite | 9.EC.10 | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| ⓘ | 'Strengite-Variscite Series' | - | Fe3+PO4 . 2H2O - Al3+PO4 . 2H2O |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | A(D3)G6(Si6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'var: Achroite' | - | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'Viséite' | - | |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-metals and non-metals | |||
| ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.3.5.1 | S8 |
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
| A2X3 | |||
| ⓘ | Corundum | 4.3.1.1 | Al2O3 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.3.1.2 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.3.5.1 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| AX2 | |||
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.4.1.1 | TiO2 |
| Group 6 - HYDROXIDES AND OXIDES CONTAINING HYDROXYL | |||
| XO(OH) | |||
| ⓘ | Diaspore | 6.1.1.1 | AlO(OH) |
| ⓘ | Goethite | 6.1.1.2 | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 9 - NORMAL HALIDES | |||
| AX2 | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 9.2.1.1 | CaF2 |
| Group 28 - ANHYDROUS ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | |||
| AXO4 | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 28.3.1.1 | BaSO4 |
| Group 29 - HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | |||
| AB(XO4)2·xH2O | |||
| ⓘ | Kalinite | 29.5.4.2 | KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O |
| AB2(XO4)4·H2O | |||
| ⓘ | Halotrichite | 29.7.3.2 | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| ⓘ | Pickeringite | 29.7.3.1 | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Group 30 - ANHYDROUS SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| (AB)2(XO4)Zq | |||
| ⓘ | Alunite | 30.2.4.1 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 30.2.5.1 | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Group 31 - HYDRATED SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| Miscellaneous | |||
| ⓘ | Aluminocopiapite | 31.10.5.7 | Al2/3Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| Group 40 - HYDRATED NORMAL PHOSPHATES,ARSENATES AND VANADATES | |||
| (AB)5(XO4)2·xH2O | |||
| ⓘ | Phosphosiderite | 40.4.3.2 | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 41 - ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| A2(XO4)Zq | |||
| ⓘ | Augelite | 41.6.8.1 | Al2(PO4)(OH)3 |
| A5(XO4)3Zq | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 41.8.1.1 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| ⓘ | var: Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | 41.8.1.4 | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| ⓘ | Hydroxylapatite | 41.8.1.3 | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| (AB)3(XO4)2Zq | |||
| ⓘ | Lazulite | 41.10.1.1 | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Scorzalite | 41.10.1.2 | Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| Miscellaneous | |||
| ⓘ | Trolleite | 41.11.1.1 | Al4(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| Group 42 - HYDRATED PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| (AB)2(XO4)Zq·xH2O | |||
| ⓘ | Crandallite | 42.7.3.1 | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Goyazite | 42.7.3.3 | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Group 43 - COMPOUND PHOSPHATES, ETC. | |||
| Anhydrous Compound Phosphates, etc·, Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | |||
| ⓘ | Svanbergite | 43.4.1.6 | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Woodhouseite (TL) | 43.4.1.8 | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Hydrated Compound Phosphates, etc·, Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | |||
| ⓘ | 'Viséite' | 43.5.9.1 | |
| Group 51 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only | |||
| Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in >[6] coordination | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 51.5.2.1 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Group 52 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups and O,OH,F,H2O | |||
| Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [4] and >[4] coordination | |||
| ⓘ | Andalusite | 52.2.2b.1 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [6] coordination only | |||
| ⓘ | Topaz | 52.3.1.1 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [6] and/or >[6] coordination | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorellestadite | 52.4.9.3 | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F |
| ⓘ | Titanite | 52.4.3.1 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Group 61 - CYCLOSILICATES Six-Membered Rings | |||
| Six-Membered Rings with borate groups | |||
| ⓘ | Schorl | 61.3.1.10 | Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | |||
| Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 71.2.2a.1 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrophyllite | 71.2.1.1 | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Group 72 - PHYLLOSILICATES Two-Dimensional Infinite Sheets with Other Than Six-Membered Rings | |||
| Two-Dimensional Infinite Sheets with Other Than Six-Membered Rings with 3-, 4-, or 5-membered rings and 8-membered rings | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorapophyllite-(K) | 72.3.1.1 | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Group 76 - TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework | |||
| Al-Si Framework with Al-Si frameworks | |||
| ⓘ | Orthoclase | 76.1.1.1 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ | Hematite var: Specularite | - | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | - | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| ⓘ | Magnesio-foitite | - | (□,Na)(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ | Natroalunite | - | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | var: Strontian Natroalunite | - | (Na,Sr)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | 'Strengite-Variscite Series' | - | Fe3+PO4 . 2H2O - Al3+PO4 . 2H2O |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | A(D3)G6(Si6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'var: Achroite' | - | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | Xenotime-(Y) | - | Y(PO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Woodhouseite | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| H | ⓘ Augelite | Al2(PO4)(OH)3 |
| H | ⓘ Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Schorl | Na(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Scorzalite | Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Trolleite | Al4(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| H | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Phosphosiderite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| H | ⓘ Magnesio-foitite | (□,Na)(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Aluminocopiapite | Al2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Goyazite | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| H | ⓘ Natroalunite (var: Strontian Natroalunite) | (Na,Sr)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| H | ⓘ Kalinite | KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Schorl | Na(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | ⓘ Magnesio-foitite | (□,Na)(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline (var: Achroite) | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | A(D3)G6(Si6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Fluorapatite (var: Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite) | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Woodhouseite | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| O | ⓘ Augelite | Al2(PO4)(OH)3 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Schorl | Na(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Scorzalite | Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Trolleite | Al4(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| O | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Phosphosiderite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| O | ⓘ Magnesio-foitite | (□,Na)(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Aluminocopiapite | Al2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite (var: Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite) | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Goyazite | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| O | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline (var: Achroite) | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Natroalunite (var: Strontian Natroalunite) | (Na,Sr)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite (var: Specularite) | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| O | ⓘ Kalinite | KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O |
| O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Fluorellestadite | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | A(D3)G6(Si6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite (var: Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite) | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | ⓘ Fluorellestadite | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Schorl | Na(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | ⓘ Natroalunite (var: Strontian Natroalunite) | (Na,Sr)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Na | ⓘ Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesio-foitite | (□,Na)(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Mg | ⓘ Aluminocopiapite | Al2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Woodhouseite | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | ⓘ Augelite | Al2(PO4)(OH)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| Al | ⓘ Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Schorl | Na(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Scorzalite | Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Trolleite | Al4(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Magnesio-foitite | (□,Na)(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Aluminocopiapite | Al2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Goyazite | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Natroalunite (var: Strontian Natroalunite) | (Na,Sr)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Kalinite | KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Schorl | Na(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Magnesio-foitite | (□,Na)(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Fluorellestadite | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Tourmaline | A(D3)G6(Si6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Woodhouseite | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| P | ⓘ Augelite | Al2(PO4)(OH)3 |
| P | ⓘ Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| P | ⓘ Scorzalite | Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| P | ⓘ Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| P | ⓘ Trolleite | Al4(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| P | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| P | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| P | ⓘ Phosphosiderite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| P | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite (var: Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite) | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| P | ⓘ Goyazite | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Woodhouseite | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| S | ⓘ Aluminocopiapite | Al2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| S | ⓘ Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
| S | ⓘ Natroalunite (var: Strontian Natroalunite) | (Na,Sr)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Kalinite | KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O |
| S | ⓘ Fluorellestadite | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F |
| S | ⓘ Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
| K | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Kalinite | KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Woodhouseite | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite (var: Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite) | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorellestadite | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Schorl | Na(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Scorzalite | Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Phosphosiderite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Aluminocopiapite | Al2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite (var: Specularite) | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Sr | ⓘ Goyazite | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Sr | ⓘ Natroalunite (var: Strontian Natroalunite) | (Na,Sr)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Y | Yttrium | |
| Y | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Regional Geology
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| Cretaceous 66 - 145 Ma ID: 3192002 | Mesozoic intrusive rocks Age: Cretaceous (66 - 145 Ma) Lithology: Intrusive igneous rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
| Cretaceous - Triassic 66 - 251.902 Ma ID: 2941213 | Mesozoic volcanic rocks, unit 3 (Mojave Desert, Death Valley area, and Eastern Sierra Nevada) Age: Mesozoic (66 - 251.902 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Inyo Mountains Volcanic Complex; Sidewinder Volcanic Series; Warm Spring Formation; Soda Mountain Formation; Ord Mountain Group Description: Undivided Mesozoic volcanic and metavolcanic rocks. Andesite and rhyolite flow rocks, greenstone, volcanic breccia and other pyroclastic rocks; in part strongly metamorphosed. Includes volcanic rocks of Franciscan Complex: basaltic pillow lava, diabase, greenstone, and minor pyroclastic rocks. Comments: Southeastern California and eastern Sierra Nevada. Mostly rhyolitic to dacitic ignimbrites and tuffs. Includes andesite, basalt, pyroclastic rocks, and sedimentary rocks. In part strongly metamorphosed. Continental and marine Original map source: Saucedo, G.J., Bedford, D.R., Raines, G.L., Miller, R.J., and Wentworth, C.M., 2000, GIS Data for the Geologic Map of California, California Department of Conservation, Division of Mines and Geology, CD-ROM 2000-07, scale 1:750,000. Lithology: Major:{felsic volcanic}, Minor:{mafic volcanic,clastic}, Incidental:{limestone} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Knopf, Adolf (1917b), An andalusite mass in the Precambrian of the Inyo Range, California: Washington Academy of Science Journal: 7: 549-552.
Peck, Albert B. (1924), Note on andalusite from California: a new use and some thermal properties: American Mineralogist: 9: 123-129; […California Mining Bureau. Report 20: 149-154 (1924)].
Melhase, John (1925), Andalusite in California (Inyo Range): Engineering & Mining Journal: 120: 91-94; […(abstract): Geol. Zentralbl., Band 37: 73 (1928)]: 92.
Jeffery, Joseph Arthur & Charles D. Woodhouse (1931), Note on a deposit of andalusite in Mono County, California: its occurrence and technical importance: California Mining Bureau. Report 27: 453-455, 457-464.
Sampson, Reid J. & W. Burling Tucker (1931), Feldspar, silica, andalusite, and cyanite deposits of California: California Mining Bureau. Report 27: 407-464.
Jeffery, Joseph Arthur & Charles D. Woodhouse (1932), Mining andalusite in Mono County, California: Arizona Mining Journal: 15(16): 5-6, 43-44.
Kerr, Paul Francis (1932), Occurrence of andalusite and related minerals at White Mountain, California: Economic Geology: 27: 614-643.
Lemmon, Dwight Moulton (1935), Augelite from Mono County California American Mineralogist: 20: 664-668.
Woodhouse, C.D. (1936), Change them every 10,000 miles: Mineralogist: 4(3): 3-4, 37-38.
Lemmon, Dwight Moulton (1937), Geology of the andalusite deposits in the northern Inyo Range, California. Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, Stanford University: 42-43.
Lemmon, Dwight Moulton (1937),Woodhouseite, a new mineral of the beudantite group American Mineralogist: 22: 939-948.
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): 149-150.
Peacock, Martin Alfred & D.A. Moddle (1941), On a crystal of Augelite from California: Mineralogical Magazine: 26: 105-115.
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.
Woodhouse, C.D. (1951), The Mono County andalusite mine: Rocks & Minerals: 34: 486-493.
Wright, L.A. (1957), Kyanite, Andalusite, and Related Minerals, in Mineral Commodities of California, California Division of Mines Bulletin 176: 275-280.
Sinkankas, J. (1959), Gemstones of North America. D. Van Nostrand Co., New York, 675 pp.: 393, 431.
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 74, 78, 88, 97, 161, 169, 187, 216, 226, 233, 240, 293, 306, 325, 344, 356, 357, 368, 370, 388, 392.
Gross, E.B. and Parwel, A. (1968) Rutile mineralization at the White Mountain andalusite deposit, California. Arkiv för Mineralogie och Geologi 4, No. 29: 493-497.
Varley, E.R. (1968), Sillimanite, Chemical Publishing Co.
Sinkankas, J. (1976) Gemstones of North America II. Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York: 256.
Wise, W. S. (1977), Mineralogy of the Champion Mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record: 8: 478-486.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 52, 72, 143, 144, 161, 163, 169, 265, 277, 293, 304, 305, 307, 309 (photo 9-2B), 310, 311, 316, 347, 416, 426, 437, 450, 454, 461, 503.
Mineralogical Record (1987): 18: 360.
Mineralogical Record (1988): 19: 331.
USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10031572, 10069783 & 10212328.
U.S. Bureau of Mines, Minerals Availability System (MAS) file ID #0060510001.
U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigation RI 5183: 15.
USGS Professional Paper 800-B: 202.
External Links
http://www.baymin.org/Field/ChampionMine/ChampionMineGeology.pdf
http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/aluminocopiapite.pdf.
http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/aluminocopiapite.pdf.
Localities in this RegionShow map
- California
- Mono Co.
- White Mts
- White Mountain Peak
- Champion Mine (White Mountain Mine; Jeffrey Mine; Diaspore; Vulcanus; Black Eagle; Champion Sillimanite Mine; Champion Andalusite Mine; Vulcanite Mine; Vulcanite & Vulcanus No. 156; Black Eagle & Vulcanus Nos. 8 and 9 No. 157)
- White Mountain Peak
- White Mts
- Mono Co.
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