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Black Monster

Occurrence in Inyo 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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10035163
MRDS ID M022336
Record type Site
Current site name Black Monster

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.52233, 37.21134 (WGS84)
Elevation 3322
Relative position 4 1/2 MILES EAST OF S. FORK OF BISHOP CREEK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Inyo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Thompson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bishop(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 Inyo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 008S 031E 36 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue

Analytical data

Result EST. GREATER THAN 1% WO3

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.52233, 37.21134
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: CONTACT BETWEEN GRANODIORITE AND LIMESTONE IS MARKED BY A SILICATE ZONE 50-60 FT. WIDE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT AND INCLINE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NORMAN, L.A., AND STEWART, R.M., 1951; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 47, NO. 1; DIV. OF MINES, P. 195.

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W.B., 1943; STRATEGIC MINERALS, LOS ANGELES COUNTY; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 39, NO. 1; DIV. OF MINES, P. 59-60.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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