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Vulcanite & Vulcanus #156 Black Eagle & Vulcanus Nos. 8 and 9 #157

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031572
MRDS ID M010622
Record type Site
Current site name Vulcanite & Vulcanus #156 Black Eagle & Vulcanus Nos. 8 and 9 #157
Related records 10212328

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -118.32604, 37.62994 (WGS84)
Elevation 2743
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mono(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

White Mountain Peak(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)

White Mountains Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 004S 033E 02,03 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kyanite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Andalusite Ore

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -118.32604, 37.62994
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: VULCANITE MINE - OCCURS IN A LYER, 5-20' THICK, ABOUT 400' LONG, 100' IN VERTICAL DIMENSION, EXPOSED ON AND ATTACHED TO A STEEP, EAST-FACING CLIFF OF QUARTZITE. YIELDED TOTAL OF ABOUT 20,000 TONS OF HAND-COBBED ROCK CONTAINING 53% OR MORE OF ANDALUSITE. KNOWN MINABLE RESERVES DEPLETED IN 1930'S.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. B. 176, P. 276; V. 36, NO. 2, PL.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VULCANUS NO. 8 - LARGEST BODY OF ANDALUSITE-BEARING ROCK, 3500' SW OF VULCANITE MINE AND ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF A DEEP CANYON; IS ABOUT 600' LONG AND 230' WIDE IN THE OUTCROP, EXTENDED DEPTH UNKNOWN; AVERAGES ABOUT 40% ANDALUSITE AT SURFACE. NOT MINED EXTENSIVELY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-73 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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