Monte Cristo Mine (Livingston Mine), Monte Cristo, Wheeler Peak, Patterson Mining District, Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 24' 44'' North , 119° 13' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport | 575 (2011) | 17.4km |
| Walker | 721 (2011) | 24.2km |
| Coleville | 495 (2011) | 29.5km |
| Topaz Lake | 157 (2011) | 41.6km |
| Mono City | 172 (2011) | 42.0km |
A former lode Ag-Pb mine located in the SE¼ sec. 31, T7N, R25E, MDM, 0.1 km (400 feet) WNW of Monte Cristo (town site) and 5.0 km (3.1 miles) E of Wheeler Peak, on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10,000 meters (an unreasonable value).
Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges) and/or Tertiary pyroclastic and volcanic mudflow deposits, unit 9 (Cascade Range). Located in the Cameron "Gold Belt" - ore minerals found are native gold, auriferous pyrite, argentite, chlorargyrite and, rarely, native silver.
Production data are found in: Goodwin (1957).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
| ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite var. Gold-bearing Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Pyrite var. Gold-bearing Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 | |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite var. Gold-bearing Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite var. Gold-bearing Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver | Ag |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10031487 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Northern Basin and RangeWide Rift
- Shoofly-Olds Ferry DomainDomain
- West Nevada Permian-Triassic BasinBasin
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- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060510325
