American Flag Mine (Big Silver Mine ?), New York Butte (New York Peak), Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| American Flag Mine (Big Silver Mine ?) | Mine |
| New York Butte (New York Peak) | Table/Butte |
| Inyo Mts (Inyo Range) | Mountain Range |
| Inyo County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 38' 56'' North , 117° 51' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lone Pine | 2,035 (2015) | 19.4km |
| Independence | 669 (2011) | 35.3km |
| Olancha | 192 (2015) | 43.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lone Pine Gem & Mineral Society | Lone Pine, California | 19km |
Mindat Locality ID:
78442
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:78442:4
GUID (UUID V4):
9f5aa40c-0457-42e1-818f-4376fea12e05
A former Ag-Au-Cu-Pb mine located in sec. 34, T14S, R38E, and in secs. 3 & 9 (?), T15S, R38E, MDM, 7.1 km (4.4 miles E of New York Butte (coordinates of record) (2 miles S of the shore of Salt Lake; on the ridge between Craig Canyon & Allen Canyon) (location estimated from description in reference [Crawford]), on National Park Service wilderness land (Death Valley National Park/Death Valley Wilderness) and/or Bureau of Land Management wilderness (Inyo Mountains Wilderness). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters. T^his mine was possibly incorporated into later development under different names. USGS crib data suggest that the American Flag Mine may be the same location as the Big Silver Mine. The holding is unclaimed.
Mineralization is a vein deposit with a vein 1 to 4 feet thick. Inm places, very rich pockets of galena associated with coarse gold. The ore body is 1.22 meters thick. Local rocks include Carboniferous marine rocks, unit 3 (SE California Clastic Assemblage).
Workings include underground openings comprised of a 45 foot adit.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β 'Limonite' |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10036133 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060270542
