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Monitor Mine, Loope (Monitor; Loopeville), Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types
Monitor MineMine
Loope (Monitor; Loopeville)Unincorporated Community
Monitor - Mogul Mining DistrictMining District
Alpine CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 39' 59'' North , 119° 42' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.66639,-119.70083
GeoHash:
G#: 9qfguph80
GRN:
N26W68
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Markleeville210 (2014)7.7km
Topaz Lake157 (2011)14.0km
Alpine Village114 (2011)15.6km
Mesa Vista200 (2011)17.7km
Topaz Ranch Estates1,501 (2017)19.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
16472
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:16472:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Ag mine located in sec. 32, T10N, R21E, MDM, 0.4 km (1,500 feet) WNW of Loope, along Monitor Creek, on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.

Local rocks include Tertiary pyroclastic and volcanic mudflow deposits, unit 9 (Cascade Range).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenolite
Formula: As2O3
Habit: Octahedral
Colour: White
Description: Occurs as small white octahedrons with realgar.
ⓘ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
ⓘ Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Description: Occurs as microcrystals.
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Realgar
Formula: As4S4
Colour: Deep red
Description: Occurs coating pyrite.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘRealgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
ⓘPolybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
ⓘEnargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘArsenolite4.CB.50As2O3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ArsenoliteAs2O3
SSulfur
Sⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ RealgarAs4S4
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenoliteAs2O3
Asⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Asⓘ RealgarAs4S4
AgSilver
Agⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]

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Link to USGS MRDS:10110476

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References

(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060030023
Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp. (includes catalog of minerals of California pp. 63-410), and miscellaneous observations on mineral products): 311, 344.
Eakle, Arthur Starr (1919), Alpine County: California Mining Bureau. Report 15: 5-27; […(abstract): Geol. Zentralbl., Band 27: 394 (1922)]: 13.
Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1944) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 85, 292, 318.
USGS crib list (1981) (November 4, 1981).
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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