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Gypsy Queen Mine (Eureka), Johnson Spring, Tibbetts Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types
Gypsy Queen Mine (Eureka)Mine
Johnson SpringSpring
Tibbetts Mining DistrictMining District
Inyo Mts (Inyo Range)Mountain Range
Inyo CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 57' 56'' North , 118° 10' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.96556,-118.18111
GeoHash:
G#: 9qefq9r5u
GRN:
N25W68
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Independence669 (2011)18.2km
Big Pine1,756 (2014)24.2km
Wilkerson563 (2011)39.4km
Lone Pine2,035 (2015)41.3km
Bishop3,806 (2017)48.1km
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ClubLocationDistance
Lone Pine Gem & Mineral SocietyLone Pine, California41km
Mindat Locality ID:
78897
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:78897:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Fe-Cu mine located in the W½ (estimated) sec. 29, T11S, R35E, MDM, 11.0 km (6.8 miles) NW of Johnson Spring, on the western side of the Inyo Range (2.5 miles SSE of Aberdeen Station; 4 miles E of Owens Valley Highway), on Bureau of Land Management wilderness land (Paiute Wilderness Study Area). Property consisted of 10 claims. MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated.

Mineralization is hosted in quartz monzonite. The ore body strikes N10-30W and dips 80NE, at a thickness of 2.44 meters. Deposit consists of a series of parallel veins with connecting stringers, 3 inches (7.5 cm) to 8 feet (about 2.44 meters) in thickness. Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges).

Workings include underground openings comprised of 4 tunnels 80 to 200 feet long plus a 40 foot deep shaft.

No specific production record found. The vein in the shaft reported to carry good values in Au.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu

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Link to USGS MRDS:10103508

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References

Tucker, W. Burling, Reid J. Sampson (1938) Mineral resources of Inyo County, California. California Journal of Mines and Geology, 34 (4) 368-500p.399
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): 152.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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