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Blue Star group, Incline, Clearing House Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Blue Star group | - not defined - |
| Incline | - not defined - |
| Clearing House Mining District | Mining District |
| Mariposa County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 40' 0'' North , 119° 49' 60'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mariposa Gem & Mineral Club | Mariposa, California | 23km |
A former W mine located in the W½ sec. 23, T3S, R19E, MDM, 1.8 km (6,000 feet) ENE of Incline, along the Merced River (0.5 mile E of Indian Flat on state highway 140. Approached by ½ mile of dirt road leading S from the highway, about ½ mile E of the U.S. Forest Service Indian Flat guard station), on National Forest land. Operated by L. W. and W. J. Barnett. Operated in 1954. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is hosted in limestone. Granite is an associated rock. Local rocks include Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 4 (Western Sierra Nevada).
Workins include unspecified surface openings.
Production data are found in: Bowen, O.E., Jr. & C.H. Gray, Jr. (1957).
Production information: About 200 tons were mined in 1954 and milled at the Incline Mining Co. mill in 1955.
Mineralization is hosted in limestone. Granite is an associated rock. Local rocks include Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 4 (Western Sierra Nevada).
Workins include unspecified surface openings.
Production data are found in: Bowen, O.E., Jr. & C.H. Gray, Jr. (1957).
Production information: About 200 tons were mined in 1954 and milled at the Incline Mining Co. mill in 1955.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10008595 |
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060430593
