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Gold Standard Mine (Vega Mine), Beveridge, Beveridge Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gold Standard Mine (Vega Mine) | Mine |
| Beveridge | - not defined - |
| Beveridge Mining District | Mining District |
| Inyo Mts (Inyo Range) | Mountain Range |
| Inyo County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 40' 37'' North , 117° 53' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lone Pine | 2,035 (2015) | 17.7km |
| Independence | 669 (2011) | 31.2km |
| Olancha | 192 (2015) | 45.2km |
| Big Pine | 1,756 (2014) | 65.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lone Pine Gem & Mineral Society | Lone Pine, California | 18km |
A Au-Ag-Cu-Fe-Zn-Pb mine located in sec. 32 and/or sec. 36, T14S, R38E, MDM, 4.0 km (2.5 miles) SE of Beveridge, along Hunter Canyon, just S of Bighorn Spring (2.5 miles NE of New York Butte. Property extends from Little Hunter Canyon on the N, across Craig Canyon on the S), on Bureau of Land Management wilderness land (Inyo Mountains Wilderness). Property consisted of 34 claims. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.
NOTE: MRDS file #10036136 states "Land unsurveyed. Location very questionable" and places this mine in sec. 36. MRDS file #10285230 describes its location in quite specific terms and places it in sec. 32.
Mineralization is a vein deposit with 2 veins, hosted in quartz monzonite and dolomite. The ore body strikes NE, NW and dips 78SW at a thickness of 3.35 meters. Controls for ore emplacement included a fault. A "quartz blow-out" occurs on the S end of the property, 50 feet in thickness and exposed on surface for 150 feet in length. The vein is mineralized with sulfides. The principal vein, known as the Gold Standard, occurs along a fault, and is 4 to 11 feet in thickness. It can be traced on surface for 2,100 feet, 1,200 feet of which lies along a limestone contact. Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges) and/or Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 1 (Mojave Desert and Death Valley area).
Workings include surface and underground openings comprised of an open cut on the quartz blow-out on the southern end of the property. The Gold Standard vein is developed by 4 tunnels, the longest of which is 150 feet.
Production data are found in: Tucker, W. Burling & Reid J. Sampson (1938).
Several shipments of sorted ore were shipped to the smelter and carried 3 ounces Au, 58 ounces Ag, and 11% Cu. No Specific production records were found.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| โ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| โ Galena Formula: PbS |
| โ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| โ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| โ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| โ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| โ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| โ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| โ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| โ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| โ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| โ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| โ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| โ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| โ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| โ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| โ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | โ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | โ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | โ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | โ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | โ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | โ Galena | PbS |
| S | โ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | โ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | โ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | โ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | โ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | โ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | โ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | โ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | โ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | โ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | โ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | โ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | โ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10036136 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060270544
