| Deposit ID | 10103512 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M024179 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mountain Girl Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Porter Mine ? |
| Related records | 10114797 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.07617, 36.04942 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2316 |
| Relative position | 1 MI. W. PORTER PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Inyo(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Panamint(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Darwin Hills(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Death Valley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Panamint Valley(hydrologic unit)
Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Death Valley National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Inyo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 022S | 045E | 01 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Siderite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| (1) | -117.07617, 36.04942 |
|---|
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 25 E |
| Dip | 50 SE |
| Thickness | 9.14M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | South Park |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M024179 |
NORMAN, L.A., JR. AND STEWART, RICHARD M., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 47, NO. 1, P. 158
SAMPSON, R.J., 1932, MINERAL RESOURCES OF A PART OF THE PANAMINT RANGE: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 28, P. 370-371
GOODWIN, J.G., 1957, LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 3 & 4, P. 494
GOODWIN (1957)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NUMBER OF SMALL VEINS, AVG. 2 - 3 IN. IN THICKNESS. ACCORDING TO OWNER, THICKER VEINS USUALLY BARREN. THEY STRIKE N 35 - 50 E AND ARE APPARENTLY BRANCHES OF MAIN VEIN, WHICH WAS TRACEABLE FOR A SHORT DISTANCE ON SURFACE. CALCITE STRINGERS JOIN VEIN AT ACUTE ANGLES AND ARE CONFINED TO FOOTWALL SIDE. |
| Deposit | 2 CLAIMS, MT. GIRL AND MT. GIRL FRACTION ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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