| Deposit ID | 10095288 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M025025 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unknown |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.58868, 35.92109 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1219 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 1.2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOUTH OF MOUNTAIN SPRINGS CANYON, Located By Brunton Bearings To Prominent Locations, Located By Brunton Bearings To Prominent Locations |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Inyo(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mountain Springs Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ridgecrest(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Trona(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Indian Wells-Searles Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
NAVY(Federal land areas administered by NAVY)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Inyo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 023S | 041E | 19 | NE OF SE OF NE | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite |
| (1) | -117.58868, 35.92109 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 58 W |
| Dip | 65 SW |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 11.89M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1930 |
| Discoverer | C.G. Schulz |
| District name | Argus |
|---|
| Ownership category | Military Reservation |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Naval Weapons Center |
| Home office | China Lake, Ca. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.004HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M025025 |
W. F. DURBIN, GARY HOBSON - RECONNAISANCE, MAPPING, & SAMPLING COMP LETED 4-14-83
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS SMALL GROUP OF WORKINGS EXPOSED PARTIAL EXTENT OF A COPPER-IR ON-PRECIOUS METAL-BEARING SHEAR ZONE. CAVED SHAFTS MAY HAVE EXTENDED D EEPER DOWN DIP. APPROXIMATELY 80' OF SHEAR ZONE IS EXPOSED ALONG STRIK E. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Deposit | THERE IS NO SURFACE EXPRESSION OF THE VEIN MATERIAL EXCEPT IN THE WORKINGS. AREA MOSTLY COVERED BY SLOPE WASH |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-83 | Durbin, William F. (Neal, Conrad L.) | Naval Weapons Center-Geothermal Utilization Division |
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