Garnet Mine (Defense group; Mud Lake), Dinkey Lakes Wilderness, Fresno County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
---|---|
Garnet Mine (Defense group; Mud Lake) | Mine |
Dinkey Lakes Wilderness | Wilderness Area |
Fresno County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 8' 59'' North , 119° 4' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Big Creek | 175 (2011) | 15.6km |
Shaver Lake | 634 (2011) | 21.4km |
Auberry | 2,369 (2011) | 36.5km |
Bass Lake | 527 (2011) | 46.9km |
Squaw Valley | 3,162 (2011) | 47.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
76324
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:76324:5
GUID (UUID V4):
efaa3090-4d4f-4dec-b4d1-fbab8836f867
A former W mine located in sec. 13, T9S, R26E, MDM, 9.7 km (6.0 miles) NE of Dinkey Creek (town), and about 1,000 feet S of Rainbow Lake in the Dinkey Creek (stream) area. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
Mineralization is hosted in marble. Local rocks include Quaternary glacial deposits.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
---|---|---|
O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
W | Tungsten | |
W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10076550 |
---|
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060190283