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Tamarack Extension No. 1 Mine, Mono Village, Castle Peak Mining District, Mono County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 8' 60'' North , 119° 19' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.15000,-119.31667
GeoHash:
G#: 9qg1hburb
GRN:
N26W68
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bridgeport575 (2011)13.9km
Mono City172 (2011)19.3km
Lee Vining222 (2011)27.4km
Walker721 (2011)42.9km
June Lake629 (2011)46.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
83372
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:83372:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Ag-Au occurrence/mine located in sec. 3, T3N, R24E, MDM, 5.3 km (3.3 miles) E of Mono Village, SE of Twin Lakes, along Tamarack Creek, on National Forest land. MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated.

Mineralization is hosted in Late Cretaceous andesite. Local rocks include Jurassic marine rocks, unit 6 (Mono Lake).

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