Blue Bird group, Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Blue Bird group | - not defined - |
Banner Ridge | Ridge |
Chidago Mining District | Mining District |
Benton Range | Mountain Range |
Mono County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 40' 20'' North , 118° 35' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Sunny Slopes | 182 (2017) | 13.3km |
Swall Meadows | 220 (2017) | 18.9km |
Benton | 280 (2011) | 19.6km |
Round Valley | 435 (2011) | 28.1km |
Mesa | 251 (2011) | 28.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
83021
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:83021:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0fdb30c7-ffd6-4b0a-9d8a-ba01c6af3fe9
A former lode Au-Ag-Pb-Cu mine located in the NE¼SW¼ sec. 19, T3S, R31E, MDM, 3.0 km (9,900 feet) SW of Banner Ridge (coordinates of record), on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is hosted in rhyolite. The ore body strikes NE and dips 90 at a thickness of 1.22 meters. Local rocks include Quaternary pyroclastic and volcanic mudflow deposits, unit 2 (Long Valley Caldera).
Workings include surface and underground openings with a length of 1,066.8 meters and an overall depth of 91.44 meters. They are comprised of a shaft, a 500 foot long tunnel, 3,000 feet of drifts, and a number of prospect holes along the vein outcrop.
Production data are found in: Goodwin (1957).
No other production record found.
Analytical data results: Assays vary from $5 to $10/ton Au & Ag (period values).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10007209 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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