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Black Irishman

Occurrence in Mono county in California, United States with commodity Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031546
MRDS ID M010548
Record type Site
Current site name Black Irishman

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.59678, 37.7166 (WGS84)
Elevation 2377
Relative position NW1/4 NE1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mono(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Banner Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Benton Range(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mariposa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Crowley Lake(hydrologic unit)

Mono-Owens Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Inyo National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mono

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003S 031E 06 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SMALL SCHEELITE- BEARING TACTITE BODY IN AN INCLUSION ABOUT 50' IN DIAMETER IN GRANODIORITE. SMALL SIZE AND LOW GRADE HAS DISCOURAGED EXPLOITATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 SHALLOW TRENCHES AND 10' DEEP OPEN PIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. SP. REPT. 48, P. 8 AND PL. 1

  • Deposit

    B. 725, P. 276-7

  • Deposit

    USGS MAP MR-25, NO. 53; ADD. REF.: GQ-99

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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