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Morris Ameil Group

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 10031547
MRDS ID M010560
Record type Site
Current site name Morris Ameil Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.52317, 37.67355 (WGS84)
Elevation 2073
Relative position ADJOINS BLACK ROCK MINE ON S.

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

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mono

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003S 031E 23 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.52317, 37.67355
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SCHEELITE AND MOLYBDENITE OCCUR IN A GARNET AND EPIDOTE GANGUE ALONG CONTACT OF GRANITE AND LIMESTONE; STRIKES N. 30 DEG. E., DIP ABOUT 55 DEG. NW. OUTCROP MAY BE TRACED FOR ABOUT 1000'; WIDTH OF DEPOSIT NOT DETERMINED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • IDLE EXCEPT FOR ASSESSMENT WORK.

Comments on the workings information

  • 60' ADIT, TWO SMALL OPEN CUTS, SEVERAL SHALLOW PITS, AND BULLDOZER SCRAPINGS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V. 36, NO. 2, P. 147

  • Deposit

    INDEX OF DMEA REPORTS, DMA NO. 4484, P. 26; ADD. REF: USGS B. 922-S, P.591; B. 725, P.276-7; CALIF. V.38, NOS.3 & 4, P. 339; GQ-99

Reporter information

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

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