Lucky Bill Mine, Scheelite, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lucky Bill Mine | Mine |
| Scheelite | Village (Historical) |
| Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District) | Mining District |
| Inyo County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 23' 54'' North , 118° 40' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Round Valley | 435 (2011) | 8.0km |
| Mesa | 251 (2011) | 11.9km |
| Swall Meadows | 220 (2017) | 12.3km |
| Sunny Slopes | 182 (2017) | 19.0km |
| West Bishop | 2,607 (2011) | 19.8km |
A former Au-Zn-Cu mine located in sec. 27 & 28, T6S, R30E, MDM, 2.3 km (1.4 miles) N of Scheelite, E slope of Wheeler Ridge, in the Sierra Nevada, on National Forest land. Property consists of 3 claims. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters. UTM estimate projected; land unsurveyed, estimated from description in reference.
Mineralization is a vein deposit with a vein 1 to 2 feet (0.3-0.61 meter) thick, hosted in granite. The ore body strikes E-W and dips 40S at a thickness of 0.61 meter. Diorite intrudes granite. 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 adits and open cuts.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Sierra Nevada BatholithVolcanic Arc
USA
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060270507
