Champion group, Jubilee Mountain, Willow Mining District, Black Mountains, Amargosa Range, Inyo County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 52' 52'' North , 116° 28' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
78628
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:78628:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0ec04e3a-5fae-4208-be32-f316fda1003b
A Au occurrence/prospect located in secs. 31 & 32, T21N, R5E, SBM, 10.4 km (6.5 miles) E of Jubilee Mountain (coordinates of record) (3.1 miles W of Ibex Peak; in Confidence Wash, 6 miles E of the Confidence mill on the W slope, Black Mountains), on National Park Service wilderness land (Death Valley National Park/Death Valley Wilderness). Property consisted of 9 claims. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters. Land unsurveyed - location projected.
Mineralization is a vein deposit with veins averaging 2 to 4 feet (0.61 to 1.2 meters), hosted in gneiss. The ore body strikes N30W and dips 40NE at a thickness of 1.22 meters. Controls for ore emplacement included "stratification" of certain layers of the schist. Veins carry free gold.
Local rocks include Plio-Pleistocene and Pliocene loosely consolidated deposits.
Workings include surface and underground openings comprised of open cuts and short tunnels plus a shaft.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10103498 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Death Valley National ParkNational Park
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060270497
