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West Walker Mining District (West Walker River Mining District), Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono Co., California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° North , 119° West (est.)
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Margin of Error:
~10km
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A Ba mining district located in far northern Mono County, near the Nevada state line, along the Antelope Valley of the West Walker River.

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9 valid minerals.

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β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.; Eakle, Arthur Starr & R.P. McLaughlin (1919), Mono County: California Mining Bureau. Report 15: 141; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 97.
β“˜ Brannerite
Formula: UTi2O6
Reference: Anthony, J. W. et al. (1997): Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3: 76.
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Greenockite
Formula: CdS
Colour: Brilliant yellow to orange
Description: Occurs as coatings on rocks and magnetite.
Reference: Schaller, Waldemar Theodore (1916c), New occurrences of some rare minerals: USGS Bulletin 610: 137; Eakle, Arthur Starr & R.P. McLaughlin (1919), Mono County: California Mining Bureau. Report 15: 141; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 86.
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: Eakle, Arthur Starr & R.P. McLaughlin (1919), Mono County: California Mining Bureau. Report 15: 141; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 86.
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Brannerite4.DH.05UTi2O6
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)

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