Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USAi
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Champion Mine | Mine |
White Mountain Peak | Peak |
White Mountains | Mountain Range |
Mono County | County |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 37' 8'' North , 118° 19' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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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 |
Mindat Locality ID:
3510
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3510:4
GUID (UUID V4):
ee9ff996-dcf9-47ec-89e5-e278fab86a32
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
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; Champion Spark Plug Company Mine
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 (ca. 11 km) 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 orebody forms pods. The deposit occurs in a layer 5 to 20 feet (ca. 6 m) thick, about 400 feet (ca. 122 m) long, and 100 feet (ca. 30 m) 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 (1.07 km) SW of the Champion (Vulcanite) Mine proper, and on the opposite side of a deep canyon (Jeffrey Mine Canyon). It is about 600 feet (ca. 183 m) long and 230 feet (ca. 70 m) 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 1930s.
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Detailed Mineral List:
β Aluminocopiapite Formula: Al2/3Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
β 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. References: |
β Andalusite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Description: Crystals form columnar masses; prismatic crystals to 10 cm long. References: |
β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Colour: White Description: Occurs as small tabular crystals partly lining cavities in phosphatic rock. References: |
β 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. References: |
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Description: Large crystals are found in fractures but are rare. References: |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
β Corundum Formula: Al2O3 Colour: Deep blue Description: Occurs as coarse nodular masses, as deep blue plates or irregular crystals in andalusite; rare but widespread. References: |
β Crandallite Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
β 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. References: |
β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F Colour: Light blue Description: Coatings. |
β Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) Colour: Light blue Description: Coatings. |
β Fluorapophyllite-(K) Formula: KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
β Fluorellestadite Formula: Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F |
β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 References: |
β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) Description: Many pseudomorphs after pyrite. |
β Goyazite Formula: SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
β Halotrichite Formula: FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β Hematite var. Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 Description: Locally abundant. References: |
β Hydroxylapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Description: Occurs sparingly. |
β Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 References: |
β Kalinite Formula: KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O |
β Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β 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. |
β 'Limonite' |
β Magnesio-foitite Formula: ◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) References: |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: Abundant. Forms veinlets with tourmaline and quartz. References: |
β Natroalunite Formula: NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 References: |
β Natroalunite var. Strontium-bearing Natroalunite Formula: (Na,Sr)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 References: |
β Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
β Phosphosiderite Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O References: |
β Pickeringite Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Description: Abundant. |
β 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. References: |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Description: Forms veins hosting other minerals also occurs as crystals to 10 cm long lining walls of vugs and fractures. References: |
β Rutile Formula: TiO2 Colour: Wine-red to red-brown Description: Occurs as abundant minute specks in andalusite; crystals to 3 mm common. References: |
β Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Description: Occurs as veinlets of hair-like fibers. References: |
β Scorzalite Formula: Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 Localities: Description: Only material associated with svanbergite and schorl. |
β 'Strengite-Variscite Series' Formula: Fe3+PO4 . 2H2O - Al3+PO4 . 2H2O References: |
β Sulphur Formula: S8 Description: Occasionally occurs as large balls filling cavities in andalusite ore. References: |
β Svanbergite Formula: SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 Habit: Rhombahedra Colour: Pale yellow to orange, brown |
β Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O Description: Occurs as minute grains scattered through andalusite. |
β Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 Description: Occurs as small amounts of granular material in andalusite. References: |
β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
β 'Tourmaline var. Achroite' Formula: A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
β Trolleite Formula: Al4(PO4)3(OH)3 Colour: Pale blue to blue-green Description: Occurs as masses intergrown with augelite. References: |
β 'VisΓ©ite' Description: Lines many cavities in the phosphatic rock. |
β 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. References: |
β Xenotime-(Y) Formula: Y(PO4) |
β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Description: Occurs in minor amounts. References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
β | Hematite var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
β | Diaspore | 4.FD.10 | AlO(OH) |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
β | Natroalunite | 7.BC.10 | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
β | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
β | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
β | Natroalunite var. Strontium-bearing Natroalunite | 7.BC.10 | (Na,Sr)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
β | Pickeringite | 7.CB.85 | MgAl2(SO4)4 Β· 22H2O |
β | Halotrichite | 7.CB.85 | FeAl2(SO4)4 Β· 22H2O |
β | Kalinite | 7.CC.15 | KAl(SO4)2 Β· 11H2O |
β | Aluminocopiapite | 7.DB.35 | Al2/3Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 Β· 20H2O |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Xenotime-(Y) | 8.AD.35 | Y(PO4) |
β | Scorzalite | 8.BB.40 | Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
β | Lazulite | 8.BB.40 | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
β | Trolleite | 8.BB.45 | Al4(PO4)3(OH)3 |
β | Augelite | 8.BE.05 | Al2(PO4)(OH)3 |
β | Woodhouseite (TL) | 8.BL.05 | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
β | Svanbergite | 8.BL.05 | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
β | Crandallite | 8.BL.10 | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
β | Goyazite | 8.BL.10 | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
β | 'VisΓ©ite' | 8.BL.10 va | |
β | Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
β | Hydroxylapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
β | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
β | Phosphosiderite | 8.CD.05 | FePO4 Β· 2H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
β | Andalusite | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
β | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
β | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
β | Fluorellestadite | 9.AH.25 | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F |
β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Magnesio-foitite | 9.CK.05 | β»(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
β | Fluorapophyllite-(K) | 9.EA.15 | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) Β· 8H2O |
β | Pyrophyllite | 9.EC.10 | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
β | 'var. Achroite' | - | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
β | 'Strengite-Variscite Series' | - | Fe3+PO4 . 2H2O - Al3+PO4 . 2H2O |
β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Aluminocopiapite | Al2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
H | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | β Augelite | Al2(PO4)(OH)3 |
H | β Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
H | β Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | β Goyazite | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
H | β Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
H | β Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
H | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | β Kalinite | KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O |
H | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | β Phosphosiderite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
H | β Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
H | β Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
H | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
H | β Scorzalite | Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
H | β Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
H | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
H | β Trolleite | Al4(PO4)3(OH)3 |
H | β Woodhouseite | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
H | β Magnesio-foitite | ◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
H | β Natroalunite var. Strontium-bearing Natroalunite | (Na,Sr)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
B | Boron | |
B | β Tourmaline var. Achroite | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
B | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
B | β Magnesio-foitite | ◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Aluminocopiapite | Al2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
O | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | β Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | β Augelite | Al2(PO4)(OH)3 |
O | β Tourmaline var. Achroite | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
O | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
O | β Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
O | β Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
O | β Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
O | β Fluorellestadite | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F |
O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | β Goyazite | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
O | β Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | β Kalinite | KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O |
O | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Phosphosiderite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
O | β Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
O | β Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
O | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | β Scorzalite | Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
O | β Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
O | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
O | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | β Trolleite | Al4(PO4)3(OH)3 |
O | β Woodhouseite | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
O | β Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | β Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Magnesio-foitite | ◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | β Natroalunite var. Strontium-bearing Natroalunite | (Na,Sr)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
F | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
F | β Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
F | β Fluorellestadite | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F |
F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
F | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Na | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Na | β Natroalunite var. Strontium-bearing Natroalunite | (Na,Sr)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
Mg | β Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
Mg | β Magnesio-foitite | ◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Aluminocopiapite | Al2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
Al | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Al | β Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | β Augelite | Al2(PO4)(OH)3 |
Al | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
Al | β Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
Al | β Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | β Goyazite | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
Al | β Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
Al | β Kalinite | KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O |
Al | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | β Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Al | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
Al | β Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
Al | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | β Scorzalite | Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
Al | β Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
Al | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
Al | β Trolleite | Al4(PO4)3(OH)3 |
Al | β Woodhouseite | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
Al | β Magnesio-foitite | ◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | β Natroalunite var. Strontium-bearing Natroalunite | (Na,Sr)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
Si | β Fluorellestadite | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F |
Si | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Si | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | β Magnesio-foitite | ◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Augelite | Al2(PO4)(OH)3 |
P | β Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
P | β Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
P | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
P | β Goyazite | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
P | β Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
P | β Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
P | β Phosphosiderite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
P | β Scorzalite | Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
P | β Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
P | β Trolleite | Al4(PO4)3(OH)3 |
P | β Woodhouseite | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
P | β Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Aluminocopiapite | Al2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
S | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Fluorellestadite | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F |
S | β Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
S | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | β Kalinite | KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O |
S | β Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | β Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sulphur | S8 |
S | β Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
S | β Woodhouseite | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
S | β Natroalunite var. Strontium-bearing Natroalunite | (Na,Sr)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | β Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
K | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | β Kalinite | KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
Ca | β Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Ca | β Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
Ca | β Fluorellestadite | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F |
Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ca | β Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
Ca | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Ca | β Woodhouseite | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
Ti | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Aluminocopiapite | Al2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | β Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | β Phosphosiderite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Fe | β Scorzalite | Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
Fe | β Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
Sr | Strontium | |
Sr | β Goyazite | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
Sr | β Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
Sr | β Natroalunite var. Strontium-bearing Natroalunite | (Na,Sr)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Y | Yttrium | |
Y | β Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10069783 |
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Localities in this Region
- California
- Mono County
- White Mountains
- White Mountain Peak
- Champion Mine
- White Mountain Peak
- White Mountains
- Mono County
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- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060510001
Sinkankas, John (1959) Gemstones of North America Vol. 1. Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York.pages 393, 431
Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA