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Corundum from
Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Corundum
Formula:Al2O3
Comments:Occurs as coarse nodular masses, as deep blue plates or irregular crystals in andalusite; rare but widespread.
Colour:Deep blue
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Andalusite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Corundum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:3996
Long-form Identifier:1:3:3996:3
GUID (UUID V4):782e6889-dac3-4136-9d36-4631087dd266
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
486 ROCKS AND MINERALS THE MONO COUNTY ANDALUSITE MINE C. D. WOODHOUSE Dean, Santa Barbara College;...College; former manager, Mono County andalusite m i n e ; amateur mineral collector. Geographic and Geologic...Geologic Setting The Mono County Mine, owned and operated by the Champion Spark Plug Company of Toledo...west-central California on the western flank of the White Mountains about 20 miles south of the California-Nevada...California-Nevada State Line. The highest peak, White Mountain (elevation 14,201), is only a few hundred feet lower
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Guelph] at 01:09 24 December 2014 Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia B lue minerals are a traditional...well-known locality of this type is, of course, Graves Mountain, Georgia. The occurrence of lazulite in this and...specimens, an attractive lazulite from Graves Mountain has been suggested for this issueā€™s Connoisseurā€™s...occurs in shades of azure-blue to sky-blue, bluish-white, yellow-green, blue-green, and green. It has a vitreous...quartz and generally classed as quartzites (Graves Mountain). Lesser occurrences are in quartz and phosphate-rich
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
OF ANDALUSITE MINERALS AT WHITE AND RELATED MOUNTAIN, CALIFORNIA. PAULF. KEIā€¢R. INTRODUCTION...INTRODUCTION. TI-IE andalusite mine near White Mountain, California, is at presentthe only andalusite mineof commercial...one-half miles east of Shealysiding,betweenBishop,California,andGoldfield,Nevada. The depositoccurson the...from . the California- ",,,ā€¢ '"'> Fā€¢. ā€¢. The andalusite mine is located in Mono County, Cā€¢ifornia...Nevada Mountains and on the west side of White Mountain. Nevadaline (Fig. ā€¢). The main mine plant is
Catalog/List
Fairfield County, Branchville White xlline with cymatolite, good study ... New Mexico Taos County, near Dixon...Dixon Nearly pure white xlline lamellar mass . MOONSTONE India ----rransparent green cleavages of gem...Calcium iron cerium aluminum silicate California Los Angeles County, Pacoima Canyon Large black tabular...magnesium iron silicate ACTINOLITE California San Bernardino County, Wrightwood Green prismatic crystalline...basic silicate of sodium and iron California San Benito River, Gem mine Black prismatic xls imbedded in
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
AUGELITE FROM MONO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Dwrcnr M. LBulroN, Stanford, Llniaersity, California. Augelite, basic...in the andalusite orebody of the l\{ono County Mine of Champion Sillinranite, Inc., during the summer oI...University. The andalusite mine is located on the west slope of White Mountain in California, and was briefly described...Kerr' in 1932. DnscnrprroN ol MoNo CouNrv AucBr-rrp The augelite occurs in white, colorless,to yellowish cleavable...of andalusite and related minerals at White Mountain, California: Econ. Geol., vol. 27, pp. 614442, 193
Report (issue)
Azure-blue, sky-blue, bluish white, yellow-green, blue-green, rarely green. Streak: White. Luster: Vitreous. Optical...34 5.66 Total 99.95 100.00 (1) Graves Mountain, Georgia, USA. (2) (Fe, Mg)Al2 (PO4 )2 (OH)2 with Fe:Mg...Association: Quartz, andalusite, rutile, kyanite, corundum, muscovite, pyrophyllite, dumortierite, wagnerite...VaĢˆstanaĢŠ iron mine, NasuĢˆm, SkaĢŠne. In the USA, large crystals from Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., Georgia;...Nevada; at the Champion mine and the nearby Vulcanus claim, White Mountains, Mono Co., California. Fine crystals
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA BULLETIN No STATE ; . .. : DlViSIi BUILDIN 113 COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE...AGRICULTURE DAVIS, CALIFORNIA STATE OF CAUFORNIA DEPABTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES GEORGE D. NORDENHOLT, Director...MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA By ADOLF PABST Associate Professor of Mineralogy University of California BERKELEY...BERKELEY CALIFORNIA STATE PRINTING OFFICE GEORGE H. MOORE. State Printer SACRAMENTO. 51440 1938 TABLE...Letter of Transmittal 5 Map 6 Outline o['. California Preface 7 Introduction 11 Native Elements
Book
scattering properties that are needed to make a good white pigment. They are extremely stable against degradation...eliminate yellowish tones and yield a pleasing bluish-white color in daylight. All three species have been known...(A material ;ure 2. Faceted rutile from Zegi Mountain, Pakistan. The stones are very dark, but with...asterism caused by oriented needles of rutile in corundum; left: a I00 carat star ruby from India, right:...intense blue internal reflections, in contrast to the white-to-yellow internal reflections of the surrounding
Book (edition)
and often gems can be found. valuable For the mountain ranges and level for the ist to States contain...Orthoclase 1. Talc 2. Gypsum 7. Quartz Topaz Corundum 10. Diamond 3. Colcite 8. 4. Fluorite 9. ...actually 42.4 times harder than talc hard as corundum. field rests, the following information is...right) CHRYSOBERYL EPIDOTE PERIDOT SPHALERITE CORUNDUM FELDSPAR ^ PHENACITE SPODUMENE DANBURITE...elements such as diamond (carbon), oxides such as corundum (aluminum oxide), carbonates such as malachite
Book
MINERALS OF CALIFORNlA 299" 257889 PEMBERTON' HOFE CALIFORNIA MINERALS 2995 SEP 1933 OINCO Digitized by...org/details/mineralsofcalifo00pemb MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA - MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA H. Earl Pemberton ~ VAN NOSTRAND...H. Earl, 1907Minerals of California. An updating of: Minerals of California: centennial volume, 1866-1966...index. 1. Mineralogy - California. 2. Mines and mineral resources - California. I. MUidoch, J oseph, 1890Minerals...1890Minerals of California. 11. Title. QE375.C32P45 549.9794 81-15963 ISBN 0-442-274882 AACR2 Preface
Catalog/List
limonile ........... Utah Toelle County, Gold Hill, Gold Hill mine ~ransparent micro crystals on gossen...Copper aluminum silicate Arizona Pima County, Ajo, New Cornelia mine Sky blue micro xls and coatings on...Derby mine White xlline lamellar mass with minor lepidolite . Virginia Amelia, Rutherford mine !r2 Lustrous...Lustrous white twin xl groups, minor muscovite MM Lot 10-1'' lxl" lx2" I. 25 .50 I. 00 2.50 5... Austria 1 SWitzerland Aleine areas Fine large white twin xls on 1:;neisswith chlorite . ALLANITE Calcium
Book
139) Page 248: Quartz (amethyst variety), Erongo Mountains, Namibia * 5 x 6 x 3 cm Page 251: Calcite, Irai...made dramatically apparent to us as spectacular mountain ranges, erupting volcanoes, earthquakes and even...Serbia Ā¢ tixex7 cm LEFT: Fluorite, Taihang Shan Mountains, Hebei, China * (Sexes selem 10 | MINERALS:...considered to be minerals. Microcline, Crystal Peak, Colorado, USA * 12 x 9x 5 om MINERALS: PRODUCTS OF A...zeolites. Calcite (septarian nodule), San Juan County, Utah, USA * 18 x 24x Bem 14 | MINERALS: PRODUCTS
Book
7 257989 R q549 PEMBERTON, H.E MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA P 2995 IpSl q 49 f 07. 257889 ^ pe B T...org/details/mineralsofcalifoOOpemb MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA H. Earl r i L ] Pemberton ...H. Earl, 1907Minerals of California. An updating of: Minerals of California: 1866-1966 / by Joseph Murdoch...Includes index. 1. Mineralogy -California. 2. Mines and mineral resources- California. I. Murdoch, Joseph, 1890Minerals...1890Minerals of California. II. Title. centennial volume, QE375.C32P45 ISBN 0-442-27488 2 549.9794
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
view showing the Indian Queen mine ca. 1905 at Farlin, Beaverhead County. 208 ROCKS & MINERALS Downloaded... the Rocky Mountains, and furthest to the northwest, the belt basin. The Rocky Mountains contain sedimentary...fourwheel-drive access to remote localities high in the mountains. In mountainous areas, the collecting season can...mines at Butte in Silver Bow County and the Black Pine mine in Granite County have produced many fine crystal...Beaverhead County, the pegmatites of Jefferson County, and the Snowbird mine in Mineral County continue
Report (issue)
Properties: Transparent to translucent. Color: White, pale gray, colorless, greenish gray, brown, pale...X-ray Powder Pattern: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. 3.99 (100), 2.317 (56), 2.131 (52), 2.077 (49),...mineral in some alkalic pegmatites. Association: Corundum, magnetite, margarite, chloritoid, spinel, chlorite...Yekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), and Kyshtym, Ural Mountains, Russia. From BanskaĢ BelaĢ (Dilln), near BanskaĢ... South Africa. In the USA, at Chester, Hampden Co., Massachusetts; on Corundum Hill, Newlin, Chester
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
9 JUNE, 1924 No.6 NOTE OT{ ANDALUSITE FROM CALIFORNIA: A NEW USE AND SOME THERMAL PROPERTIES Arsrnr...slope of White Mountain, in the White Mountains of the Inyo Range, Mono County, California. The deposit...material shows variation also. Crystals are generally white on the exterior portion but when broken show directly...green or gray color but granular masses are usually white, gray, or pinkish-brown. This latter color is in...andalusite. The crystals are usually covered with a thin white coating which is dull and somewhat rough, so that
Report (issue)
COLJ('H ............................Instructor in Mine Accounting nlltl Secretary JAY FOREWORD 6 T H E...DUMORTIERITE I N HUMBOLDT QIJEERCANYOX, PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA, .I G. Jones ............................Jeffery, President Champion Porcelain Company. C. H. Lawson, Superintendent of the Champion Porcelain Company...Company Mine at Oreana, Xerada. Adolf Pabst, Milleralogy Department, University of California. A. Wetmore...outside of France. He found it in pegmatite with corundum in the Riesengebirge of German Silesia, at Wolfshau
Catalog/List
1077 ā–  ALLOPHANE Hawkswood Mine, Cornwall 220 ā–  CLINOSAFFLORITE Capitol Mine. Gowganda, Ontario.Canada...CurichAdamile 766 ā–  DIOPTASE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona ,USA Green elongated micro crystals , with...lxlĀ£6 CuSi0 .. - - -- -Ā·- 131 ā–  DOLOMITE Carrock Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria FERROAN DOLOMITE, rich...massive lxl Ā£1 lx2 Ā£2 2x2 Ā£5 104 ā–  EMMONSITE Bambolla Mine, Moctezuma, Mexico Green crusts on matrix. quite...2x2 Ā£ I O 1097 ā–  BARYTES ROSE Nonnan .Oklahoma. USA Single red-brown flower-like , replaced by sandstone
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA THE GOLDEN BEAR The Golden Bear Nugget of Yankee is NUGGET said to have...found in the mining the nugget Jim, Placer County, California, in 1871 by a small girl in who town kept...are nuggets. The nugget was acquired by the California Federation of Minerologicol Societies insignia...in in the Cali- San Francisco MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA CENTENNIAL VOLUME by JOSEPH (1866-1966) MURDOCH...Ian Campbell and Eleanor M. Learned BULLETIN California Division of Ferry Building, San 189 Mines
Report (issue)
Optical Properties: Transparent. Color: Colorless, white, gray, pale green, pale red; colorless to brownish...aluminous minerals. Association: Diaspore, boĢˆhmite, corundum, kaolinite, goethite. Distribution: Widespread...deposits. Some prominent localities are: in the USA, at Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts; Unionville...large crystals from the Champion mine, White Mountains, Mono Co., California; from Toomsboro, Wilkinson...crystals from Schischimskaya, near Zlatoust, Ural Mountains, Russia. On the Vogelsberg, Hesse, and on the
Journal (issue)
ber-D ecem ber 1977 ISSUE! TourmalineGolconda mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil SHOWS Sul/urPerticara, Romagna...U E S t AVETltlB 0)A C L PyromorphiteWheatley mine, Hours: Wed-Sat. 10-5 Sunday 12-5 [evenings by...Beach, CaL 92651 [714]494~7695 Publisher John S. White Division of Mineralogy The Smithsonian Institution...Wilson Mineralogist Circulation Manager Mary Lynn White Associate Editors written content: Richard A. Bideaux...E id a h l M in e ra lo g y o f th e Cham pion Mine, W h ite M o u n ta in s , C a lifo r n ia ....
Report (volume)
............................................ California................................................mineralogic reports, especially from those of Arkansas, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota,...Bulletin, 1912. Eakle, A. S., Minerals of California: California State Min. Bur. Bull. 67, 1914. George...Palo Alto. Prof. Arthur S. Eakle, University of California,- Berkeley. Colorado_____Prof. R. D. George,...Henry Landes, Seattle. West Virginia_.Dr. I. C. White, Morgantown. Wisconsin____Prof. W. O. Hotchkiss
Journal (issue)
of the Little Three mine pegmatites, Ramona district, San Diego County, California ..................... B. Spaulding R. A. Mason & R. F. Martin , California locality index ...........................................129 by A. R. Kampf & the Southern California Chapter of the Friends of Mineralogy, Locality...when I first took this job, then-publisher John White offered to buy me a steak dinner if I ever managed...e P e g m a t it e s , istrc San Diego D ,California Eugene E. Foord U. S. Geological Survey, M.
Report (issue)
] \ I ^,_|^_g|gā€žgy. MMM STATE OF CALIFORNIA GOODWIN I. KNIGHT, Governor DEPARTMENT OF... Chief BULLETIN December 173 MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA By JOSEPH MURDOCH University of Caliiomia,...ROBERT W. WEBB University of California, Santa Barbara College Goleta, California Price $3.00 LIBRARY UNIVERSITY...Goodwin J. Knight Governor of ihe State of California Dear Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith...JenlCalifornia, Chief of the Division of Mines. Minerals of California is one of the Division's
Report (volume)
Arkansas..........Dr. A. H. Purdue, Nashville, Tenn. California........Mr. William H. Storms, San Francisco....Henry Landes, Seattle. West Virginia... .Dr. I. C. White, Morgantown. Wisconsin.........Prof. W. 0. Hotchkiss...Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found in...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...pure and white in residual clays at following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near
 
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