Stony Creek prospect, Stony Creek Village, Tulare County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Stony Creek prospect | Prospect |
Stony Creek Village | Village |
Tulare County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 38' 20'' North , 118° 52' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Three Rivers | 2,182 (2011) | 22.5km |
Lemon Cove | 308 (2011) | 32.4km |
Woodlake | 7,654 (2017) | 32.5km |
Squaw Valley | 3,162 (2011) | 35.7km |
Lindcove | 406 (2011) | 35.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Tule Gem and Mineral Society | Farmersville, California | 49km |
Mindat Locality ID:
97452
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:97452:2
GUID (UUID V4):
8d482c80-443c-44eb-873e-a82a0d780635
A W occurrence/prospect located in the NE¼ (estimated) sec. 7, T15S, R29E, MDM, 3.7 km (2.3 miles) SW of Stony Creek Village, along an unnamed tributary of the North Fork Kaweah River, W of Stony Creek (3 miles via unimproved road from highway 180), on National Park Service land (Kings Canyon National Park). 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).
Workings include surface openings comprised of a 12 foot and an 8 foot prospect pits. Float only, no ore found in situ.
Analytical data results: Estimated 1.5 to 2.0% WO3.
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: | 10035170 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0061070171