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Lucky Strike prospect, Bloody Mountain, Mono County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 34' 60'' North , 118° 54' 16'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.58333,-118.90444
GeoHash:
G#: 9qemy3b6v
GRN:
N26W67
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mammoth Lakes7,946 (2018)9.4km
Sunny Slopes182 (2017)20.2km
Swall Meadows220 (2017)24.6km
June Lake629 (2011)26.5km
Round Valley435 (2011)33.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
83402
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:83402:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Ag-Cu-Zn-W occurrence/prospect located in the SE¼SW¼ (W - ?) and in the SE¼SE¼ (Ag-Zn) sec. 20, T4S, R28E, MDM, 2.5 km (8,300 feet) N of Bloody Mountain, NE of Laurel Lakes, on National Forest wilderness land (John Muir Wilderness) (at the bend in Laurel Canyon). Owned by C. E. Lindell, Washington (1969) and by W.L. Smith, California (1969). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.

Mineralization is hosted in limestone. The ore body strikes N30W and dips steeply NE at a thickness of 6.1 meters and a length of 274.32 meters. Hypothermal veins traverse limestone at the bend in the canyon. Local rocks include Carboniferous marine rocks, unit 7 (Bishop).

Workings include unspecified surface openings.

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3 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS

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Link to USGS MRDS:10116000

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References

(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060510219
Mayo, Evans Blakemore (1934), Geology and mineral deposits of Laurel and Convict Basins, southwestern Mono County, California: California Division Mines (Report 30): 30: Pls. 2 & 3.
Jenkins, Olaf Pitt (1942), Tabulation of tungsten deposits of California to accompany Economic Minerals Map no. 4: California Division Mines (Report 38): 38 (3&4): 339.
Rinehart, Charles Dean & Donald C. Ross (1964), Geology and mineral deposits of the Mount Morrison quadrangle, Sierra Nevada, California: USGS Professional Paper 385, 106 pp.: 100, Pl. 1.
Johnson, F.L. (1983) Mineral Investigation of the Laurel-McGee Roadless Area Review & Evaluation (Rare II) Area No. 5045, Mono County, California, U.S. Bureau of Mines, MLA Open-File Report 38-83: figure 1, No. 7, p. 5, Table 1, No. 7, p. 10.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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