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Shoshone property No. 2, Lake Tecopa Basin, Inyo County, California, USAi
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Shoshone property No. 2Property
Lake Tecopa BasinBasin
Inyo CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 54' 9'' North , 116° 12' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.90250,-116.20000
GRN:
N24W68
Type:
Property
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tecopa150 (2011)6.5km
Pahrump36,441 (2011)39.1km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Nye Gold SeekersPahrump, Nevada39km
Mindat Locality ID:
79415
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:79415:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A zeolite occurrence located in secs. 23, 26, 27, 34 & 35, T21N, R7E, SBM, 4.8 km (3.0 miles) NW of Resting Spring (Resting Spring Range) and 6.4 km (4.0 miles) NNE of Tecopa (Sperry Hills), on the Lake Tecopa Basin. Owned by the Anaconda Co., California (1981). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.

Local rocks include Quaternary alluvium and marine deposits.

Workings include unspecified surface openings/operations.

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Link to USGS MRDS:10187833

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References

(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060270818
Sheppard, R.A. and Gude, A.J. (1968) Distribution and genesis of suthigenic silicate minerals in tuffs of Pleistocene Lake Tecopa, Inyo County, California. USGS Professional Paper 597, 38 pp.
Anaconda Co. (1979), written communication to USGS staff.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Geology, Energy and Mineral - California Desert Conservation Area (GEM CDCA) database (1981).
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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