White Crest prospect, Kid Mountain, Inyo County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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White Crest prospect | Prospect |
Kid Mountain | Mountain |
Inyo County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 7' 8'' North , 118° 25' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Big Pine | 1,756 (2014) | 12.5km |
Wilkerson | 563 (2011) | 18.1km |
West Bishop | 2,607 (2011) | 27.1km |
Bishop | 3,806 (2017) | 27.3km |
Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek | 2,645 (2011) | 29.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
79733
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:79733:0
GUID (UUID V4):
2f3ab35d-cb2d-4b55-98e0-4e6c5e7f1eb4
A talc-soapstone occurrence/prospect located in sec. 36, T9S, R32E, MDM, 2.3 km (1.4 miles) NNE of Kid Mountain (coordinates of record), S of Big Pine Creek, in the Sierra Nevada, on National Forest wilderness land (John Muir Wilderness). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10212462 |
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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 #0060271712