A Au-Ag-Cu-W mining area located WNW of Mono Lake in the vicinity of Mount Scowden, SW of the Jordan District and S of the Castle Peak District. The Homer mining district on the east side of the Sierra Nevada in west-central Mono County in the vicinity of Lundy Lake, about 6 miles (9.6 km) west of Mono Lake. The district is also known as the May Lundy or Lundy district, because the May Lundy Mine was the principal source of gold in the district.

The area was prospected during the Comstock silver rush. In 1877 lode deposits were discovered. In 1879 the May Lundy Mine was discovered and the Homer mining district was organized.

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ⓘ Gold

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ⓘ var. Silver-bearing Galena

11 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

Locality: May Lundy Mine (Crystal Lake Mine), Mount Scowden, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono County, California, USA

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Chlorargyrite

Formula: AgCl

Locality: Lundy area, Lundy, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono County, California, USA

References:

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): 139

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 124.

ⓘ Chrysocolla

Formula: Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1

Locality: Lundy area, Lundy, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono County, California, USA

References:

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 124.

ⓘ Cuprite

Formula: Cu₂O

Locality: Lundy area, Lundy, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono County, California, USA

References:

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 124.

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Localities:

ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena

Formula: PbS with Ag

Locality: Lundy area, Lundy, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono County, California, USA

References:

Eakle, Arthur Starr & R.P. McLaughlin (1919), Mono County: California Mining Bureau. Report 15: 141, 172

Ransome, Alfred Leslie (1940), General geology and ores of the Blind Spring Hill mining district, Mono County, California: California Division Mines Report 36: 171

Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Localities:

May Lundy Mine (Crystal Lake Mine), Mount Scowden, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
Lundy area, Lundy, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono County, California, USA

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.

ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum

Formula: (Au,Ag)

Locality: May Lundy Mine (Crystal Lake Mine), Mount Scowden, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono County, California, USA

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Localities:

Homer Mining and Milling Mine (Wasatch Mine 130; Unidentified mine 129; Wolverine; Homer Mining and Milling property; Nioma Wasatch Gold Hill claims), Mount Scowden, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
May Lundy Mine (Crystal Lake Mine), Mount Scowden, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
Parrett Mine (Bonanza claim; Don Alvadore No. 2 claim), Mount Scowden, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono County, California, USA

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

Locality: Parrett Mine (Bonanza claim; Don Alvadore No. 2 claim), Mount Scowden, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono County, California, USA

Description: Occurs as a vein mineral here.

References:

Sampson, Reid J. (1940), Mineral resources of Mono County: California Mining Bureau. Report 36: 130

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Locality: May Lundy Mine (Crystal Lake Mine), Mount Scowden, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono County, California, USA

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold var. Electrum	1.AA.05	(Au,Ag)
ⓘ		1.AA.05	Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	var. Silver-bearing Galena	2.CD.10	PbS with Ag
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Chlorargyrite	3.AA.15	AgCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Cuprite	4.AA.10	Cu₂O
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Chrysocolla	9.ED.20	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
O	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena	PbS with Ag
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Chlorargyrite	AgCl
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Cu	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Chlorargyrite	AgCl
Ag	ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum	(Au,Ag)
Ag	ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena	PbS with Ag
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum	(Au,Ag)
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena	PbS with Ag

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Link to USGS MRDS:	10031476

Localities in this Region

USA

California
- Mono County
  - Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District)

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Sierra NevadaMountain Range

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References

NOTE: MRDS database file #10007150 (Tamarack Mine) also indicates that that mine is in then Homer District; however, it is obviously in the Castle Peak District.

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

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