Chemung Mine (Masonic Mines Association Mine), Masonic Mountain, Masonic Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 20' 59'' North , 119° 8' 54'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport | 575 (2011) | 12.7km |
| Walker | 721 (2011) | 34.0km |
| Mono City | 172 (2011) | 34.3km |
| Coleville | 495 (2011) | 39.4km |
| Lee Vining | 222 (2011) | 43.7km |
A former lode Au-Ag mine located in the SW¼ sec. 20, T6N, R26E, MDM, 1.9 km (6,200 feet) WNW of Masonic Mountain (coordinates of record) (NW slope of the mountain), on National Forest land. The Masonic Mines Association owned several claims in the area, including the Chemung Mine. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in granite. Local rocks include pre-Cenozoic metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks undivided.
Workings include surface and underground openings comprised of a 200 foot deep shaft, drifts on the 50, 100 and 200 foot levels, plus some surface prospecting. A mill was erected.
Production information: Large shipments of medium-grade ore and several shipments of high-grade ore, several hundred dollars per ton, were made. No production record found.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 References: |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 References: |
| ⓘ 'Beudantite Group' Formula: AM3(XO4)(SO4)(OH)6 Habit: balls of crystals Colour: yellow References: |
| ⓘ Bodieite Formula: Bi2(TeO3)2(SO4) Colour: light beige, cream Description: Only one beige rosette of crystals was found so far at this site. It is suspected that the pile of material was brought in to the Chemung Mill from Sarita mine. References: |
| ✪ Chalcomenite Formula: CuSeO3 · 2H2O Habit: euhedral crystals in vugs in chalcedony up to 1mm in size Colour: blue References: |
| ⓘ Hübnerite Formula: MnWO4 References: |
| ⓘ Juabite Formula: CaCu10(TeO3)4(AsO4)4(OH)2 · 4H2O Habit: platy crystals up to 200um Colour: dark greenish blue References: |
| ⓘ Mixite Formula: BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O References: |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 References: |
| ⓘ Olivenite Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ✪ Teineite Formula: Cu2+(Te4+O3) · 2H2O Habit: euhedral crystals in cavities up to 2 mm Colour: vivid dark blue Description: It is suspected that the pile of material was brought in to the Chemung Mill from Sarita mine. References: |
| ⓘ Tellurite Formula: TeO2 Colour: yellow References: |
| ✪ Tlapallite ? Formula: (Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te4+3Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O Habit: balls of needles Colour: milky blue on the outside, blue inside Description: This is most likely not a tlapallite, but a new mineral, an As analogue. It is suspected that the pile of material was brought in to the Chemung Mill from Sarita mine. References: |
| ⓘ Xocomecatlite Formula: Cu3(TeO4)(OH)4 Habit: balls of crystals 20um in size Colour: dark green References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Hübnerite | 4.DB.30 | MnWO4 |
| ⓘ | Tellurite | 4.DE.20 | TeO2 |
| ⓘ | Chalcomenite | 4.JH.05 | CuSeO3 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Tlapallite ? | 4.JL.25 | (Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te4+3Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Bodieite | 4.JL.40 | Bi2(TeO3)2(SO4) |
| ⓘ | Teineite | 4.JM.20 | Cu2+(Te4+O3) · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Juabite | 4.JN.30 | CaCu10(TeO3)4(AsO4)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Xocomecatlite | 7.BB.50 | Cu3(TeO4)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Olivenite | 8.BB.30 | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Mixite | 8.DL.15 | BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Beudantite Group' | - | AM3(XO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Chalcomenite | CuSeO3 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Mixite | BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Teineite | Cu2+(Te4+O3) · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Tlapallite | (Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te34+Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Xocomecatlite | Cu3(TeO4)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Juabite | CaCu10(TeO3)4(AsO4)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Beudantite Group | AM3(XO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Chalcomenite | CuSeO3 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Hübnerite | MnWO4 |
| O | ⓘ Mixite | BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Teineite | Cu2+(Te4+O3) · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Tellurite | TeO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tlapallite | (Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te34+Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Xocomecatlite | Cu3(TeO4)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Juabite | CaCu10(TeO3)4(AsO4)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Beudantite Group | AM3(XO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Bodieite | Bi2(TeO3)2(SO4) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| S | ⓘ Tlapallite | (Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te34+Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
| S | ⓘ Beudantite Group | AM3(XO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Bodieite | Bi2(TeO3)2(SO4) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Tlapallite | (Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te34+Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Juabite | CaCu10(TeO3)4(AsO4)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Hübnerite | MnWO4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcomenite | CuSeO3 · 2H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Mixite | BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| Cu | ⓘ Teineite | Cu2+(Te4+O3) · 2H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Tlapallite | (Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te34+Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Xocomecatlite | Cu3(TeO4)(OH)4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Juabite | CaCu10(TeO3)4(AsO4)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Mixite | BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| As | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| As | ⓘ Juabite | CaCu10(TeO3)4(AsO4)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Se | Selenium | |
| Se | ⓘ Chalcomenite | CuSeO3 · 2H2O |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Teineite | Cu2+(Te4+O3) · 2H2O |
| Te | ⓘ Tellurite | TeO2 |
| Te | ⓘ Tlapallite | (Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te34+Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Te | ⓘ Xocomecatlite | Cu3(TeO4)(OH)4 |
| Te | ⓘ Juabite | CaCu10(TeO3)4(AsO4)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Te | ⓘ Bodieite | Bi2(TeO3)2(SO4) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Hübnerite | MnWO4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Tlapallite | (Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te34+Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Mixite | BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Bi | ⓘ Bodieite | Bi2(TeO3)2(SO4) |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10101172 |
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Chemung Mine, Masonic Mountain, Masonic Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA