Imus Mine (Imus deposit), Fish Springs, Fish Springs Mining District (Tinemaha Mining district), Owens Valley, Inyo County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 4' 60'' North , 118° 16' 60'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Big Pine | 1,756 (2014) | 9.1km |
| Wilkerson | 563 (2011) | 23.7km |
| Independence | 669 (2011) | 32.1km |
| Bishop | 3,806 (2017) | 32.7km |
| West Bishop | 2,607 (2011) | 34.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
78947
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:78947:4
GUID (UUID V4):
4a36b797-b9f9-495d-998d-945970b7a784
A former talc (pyrophyllite) mine located 2.8 km (9,400 feet) WNW of Fish Springs, on Fish Springs Hill, on Bureau of Land Management wilderness land (Crater Mountain Wilderness Study Area). Operated during the period 1948-1950. MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated.
Mineralization is a replacement deposit hosted in Precretaceous limestone and Precretaceous sedimentary rocks (phyllite, schist). The ore body is lens-shaped. The deposit is a poorly exposed body of pyrophyllite schist overlain by limestone and alluvium. Local rocks include Quaternary volcanic flow rocks, unit 6 (Sierra Nevada).
This locality should be covered by the Big Pine sheet of Paul Bateman's paper - California Division of Mines Special Report 47 (1950), but is not mentioned therein.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Pyrophyllite Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2 Description: Mined commercially. References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrophyllite | 9.EC.10 | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10069784 |
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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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