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Alvord Mine, Big Dodd Spring, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Mts (Panamint Range), Inyo County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types
Alvord MineMine
Big Dodd SpringSpring
Ubehebe Mining DistrictMining District
Cottonwood MountainsMountain Range
Panamint Mts (Panamint Range)Mountain Range
Inyo CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 37' 15'' North , 117° 31' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.62083,-117.53000
GeoHash:
G#: 9qs2md97b
GRN:
N25W68
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Olancha192 (2015)57.0km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Lone Pine Gem & Mineral SocietyLone Pine, California48km
Mindat Locality ID:
78440
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:78440:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A W occurrence located in secs. 20 & 21, T15S, R41E, MDM, 5.4 km (3.4 miles) NE of Big Dodd Spring, on the SW margin of Ulida Flat (S of the Race Track, NE of Keeler, 5 miles W of Goldbelt Springs), on National Park Service wilderness land (Death Valley National Park/Death Valley Wilderness). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.

Alvord Group--tungsten claims five miles west of. Goldbelt Spring. Located by William Elliot and Ray and Ross Spear of Lone Pine in 1916. No production and little development.Greene, 1981

Mineralization is hosted in limestone and granite. The ore body is a ledge 10 feet wide and 300 feet long. Local rocks include Devonian marine rocks, unit 1 (Death Valley).

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)

Gallery:

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:10035166

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References

(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060270552
Eakle et al., Mines and Mineral Resources p. 127
Partridge, John F. Jr. (1941) Tungsten Resources of California. California Journal of Mines and Geology, 37 (2). 225-326p.310
Norman, L.A. & Richard M. Stewart (1951), Mines and mineral resources of Inyo County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology (Report 47): 47(1): 195.
[1]Greene, Linda I. (1981), U.S. National Park Service, Historic Preservation Branch, Pacific Northwest/Western Team, Denver Service Center, Death Valley – Historic Resource Study – A History of Mining, Volume I (Parts 1 and 2): part 2: III.C.2.i).
[2](2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
www.nps.gov (2008) http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/deva/contents.htm
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