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Ground Hog occurrence, Cats Head Mountain, Fresno County, California, USAi
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Cats Head MountainMountain
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 59' 6'' North , 119° 16' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.98500,-119.27694
GeoHash:
G#: 9qe4mucjj
GRN:
N25W69
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Shaver Lake634 (2011)13.7km
Auberry2,369 (2011)21.3km
Big Creek175 (2011)24.6km
Squaw Valley3,162 (2011)27.3km
Minkler1,003 (2011)33.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
76329
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:76329:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A W occurrence located in the SW¼ (estimated) sec. 8, T11S, R25E, MDM, 3.7 km (2.3 miles) NW of Cats Head Mountain (coordinates of record), near Cole Spring, on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.

Mineralization involves a tactite zone hosted in schist. The ore body is 1.22 meters thick, 3.66 meters wide and 3.66 meters long. Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges).

Workings include surface openings comprised of a trench - exposure poor.

Analytical data results: 0.3% WO3.

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)

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Link to USGS MRDS:10035145

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References

(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060190248
Krauskopf, Konrad Bates (1953), Tungsten deposits of Madera, Fresno, and Tulare Counties, California: California Division Mines Special Report 35, 83 pp.: 77.
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Yearbook (1954), Mineral Industry of California, Volume 3: 208.
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Yearbook (1955): 3: 21.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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