Eagle Mine (Buckeye Mine), Cahoon Mountain, Tulare County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Eagle Mine (Buckeye Mine) | Mine |
Cahoon Mountain | Mountain |
Tulare County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 22' 60'' North , 118° 49' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Three Rivers | 2,182 (2011) | 10.0km |
Lemon Cove | 308 (2011) | 19.2km |
Lindcove | 406 (2011) | 22.4km |
Woodlake | 7,654 (2017) | 25.5km |
Springville | 934 (2011) | 28.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Tule Gem and Mineral Society | Farmersville, California | 36km |
Mindat Locality ID:
97295
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:97295:9
GUID (UUID V4):
1ffed16a-e2df-4ba9-afc9-0408c61b07be
A former W occurrence/mine located in the SE¼ (estimated) sec. 4, T18S, R29E, MDM, 1.3 km (0.8 mile) NNE of Cahoon Mountain (coordinates of record), in the headwaters area of Cinnamon Creek, on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
Mineralization is hosted in calc-silicate schist and limestone. The limestone is poorly exposed and metamorphosed. Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges) and/or pre-Cenozoic metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks undivided.
Workings include surface openings comprised of open cuts and trenches.
1% WO3 exposed on trenches - no production values available.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
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ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
W | Tungsten | |
W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10008681 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
USA
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0061070181