A former W mine located in the SW¼ (est.) sec. 29, T13S, R26E, MDM, 0.6 km (0.4 mile) SSE of Clingans Junction (3 miles NW of Dunlap), on National Forest land. MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated.

The ore body is 4.57 meters thick, 4.57 meters wide and 4.57 meters long, with a depth-to-top of 9.14 meters. Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges).

Workings include surface and underground openings comprised of an open cut 20 feet wide, 60 feet long and up to 30 feet deep, with a shallow shaft in the center.

Production statistics: Year: 1944: Period: 1942-1944: WO3: 1 weight per cent.

Analytical data results: 0.5 - 1.0% WO3.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Scheelite

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Scheelite

Formula: Ca(WO₄)

References:

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

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

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

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
W	Tungsten
W	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)

Other Databases

Link to USGS MRDS:	10008673

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent

North America PlateTectonic Plate

Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
Sierra Nevada BatholithVolcanic Arc

USA

Sierra NevadaMountain Range

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References

Krauskopf, Konrad Bates (1953), Tungsten deposits of Madera, Fresno, and Tulare Counties, California: California Division Mines Special Report 35, 83 pp.: 79.

Lemmon, Dwight Moulton and Tweto, O.L. (1962) Tungsten in the United States, exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii. USGS Mineral Investigative Resources Map MR-25.

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

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