Waddell Mine, Tonyville, Tulare County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Waddell Mine | Mine |
| Tonyville | - not defined - |
| Tulare County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 16' 6'' North , 119° 4' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tonyville | 316 (2011) | 2.5km |
| Tooleville | 339 (2017) | 4.1km |
| El Rancho | 124 (2017) | 5.4km |
| Exeter | 10,548 (2017) | 6.6km |
| Lindsay | 13,217 (2017) | 7.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tule Gem and Mineral Society | Farmersville, California | 12km |
A former Cr mine located in the SW¼ (?) sec. 17 & in sec. 20, T19S, R27E, MDM, 2.5 km (1.6 miles) NNE of Tonyville and 3.0 km (1.9 miles) NNW of Lindsay Peak (coordinates of record). Discovered and worked in 1916. Owned by the Gill Cattle Co., California (1975). Operated by Frederick Gill. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
Mineralization is a Cr deposit hosted in Late Jurassic serpentinite. The ore body is lenticular in form. Both deposits consist of a series of narrow lenses of ore striking NE. Local rocks include pre-Cenozoic metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks undivided and/or ultramafic rocks, chiefly Mesozoic, unit 2 (Western Sierra Nevada and Klamath Mountains).
The deposit is located in a NW-trending, irregularly exposed belt of highly sheared serpentine which is 5 to 6 km wide and approximately 40 km long. The belt is bordered by pre-Cretaceous metavolcanic and metasedimentary rocks, Pleistocene alluvium and Mesozoic granodiorite intrusives.
Workings include unspecified underground openings.
Production data are found in: - Rynearson, Garn Arthur (1948): 97.
Deposit is mined out.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10043443 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
- Sierra Nevada BatholithVolcanic Arc
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0061070068
