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Tiptop Claim Mcgee Mtn.

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 10092372
MRDS ID M010494
Record type Site
Current site name Tiptop Claim Mcgee Mtn.
Related records 10212178

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.81762, 37.58716 (WGS84)
Elevation 3048
Relative position SW1/4 SE1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mono(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Convict Lake(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 004S 029E 19 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.81762, 37.58716
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: A PARTIALLY MASKED ELLIPTICAL OUTCROP OF TACTITE 350' LONG AND 200' WIDE SURROUNDED BY GRANITE, CONTAINS A LITTLE SCHEELITE IN IRREGULAR, NARROW ZONES THAT TREND E AND W. MOST OF THE TACTITE IS BARREN, HOWEVER, AT E EDGE IS A SINGLE STREAK OF HIGH-GRADE ORE 6' WIDE, 15' LONG AND EXPOSED TO A DEPTH OF 10'; APPEARS UNDER THE ULTRA-VIOLET LAMP TO CONTAIN ABOUT 5% WO3 AND MAY AMOUNT TO 90 TONS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

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