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Unspecified Garnet Group occurrences [2], Tungsten Hills, West Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USAi
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Unspecified Garnet Group occurrences [2]Group of Occurrences
Tungsten HillsGroup of Hills
West BishopCensus Area
Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District)Mining District
Inyo CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° North , 118° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~4km
GRN:
N25W68
Type:
Group of Occurrences
Köppen climate type:
Dsc : Dry-summer subarctic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
211794
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:211794:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A garnet occurrence located in secs. 34 & 35, T6S and secs. 9, 11, 12 & 13, T7S, R31E, MDM, in the western portion of the district near Bishop.

Mineralization occurs in contact zones of W deposits.

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4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Description: Common in the contact zones of W deposits.
ⓘ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Habit: Crystals exhibit unusual form (210).
Colour: Brown
ⓘ Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘGrossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘSpessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
MnManganese
Mnⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

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References

Knopf, Adolf (1917a), Tungsten deposits of northwestern Inyo County California: USGS Bulletin 640: 229-249; […(abstract): Washington Academy of Science Journal: 7: 357; …Geol. Zentralbl., Band 28: 165]: 233-238.
Hess, Frank L., Larsen, Esper S. Jnr (1922) Contributions to economic geology, 1921, Part I, Metals and nonmetals except fuels--Contact-metamorphic tungsten deposits of the United States. USGS Bulletin 725-D, US Geological Survey. 245-309 doi:10.3133/b725d
Lemmon, Dwight Moulton (1941a), Tungsten deposits in the Tungsten Hills, Inyo County, California: USGS Bulletin 922-Q: 504
Trainer, John N. (1947) Eight recent garnet finds. Rocks & Minerals, 22 (9). 811-818
Bateman, Paul Charles, Pakiser, L.C., Kane, Martin Francis (1965) Geology and tungsten mineralization of the Bishop district, California, with a section on gravity study of Owens Valley and a section on seismic profile. Professional Paper 470. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp470
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 176, 194.
Gray, R.F., Hoffman, V.F., Bagan, R.J., and McKinley, H.L. (1968) Bishop tungsten district. In Ore Deposits of the United States, 1933-1967. The Graton-Sales volume, New York. A.I.M.E.: 1551.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
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