Lincoln Mine (Flint Mine), Colorado Hill, Loope (Monitor; Loopeville), Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Lincoln Mine (Flint Mine) | Mine |
Colorado Hill | Hill |
Loope (Monitor; Loopeville) | - not defined - |
Monitor - Mogul Mining District | Mining District |
Alpine County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 40' 1'' North , 119° 42' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Markleeville | 210 (2014) | 6.5km |
Alpine Village | 114 (2011) | 14.8km |
Topaz Lake | 157 (2011) | 15.1km |
Mesa Vista | 200 (2011) | 17.1km |
Topaz Ranch Estates | 1,501 (2017) | 20.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
74523
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:74523:0
GUID (UUID V4):
2e47a162-a349-4aa6-9679-c3d625686049
A former lode Au-Ag-Mn mine located in the SW¼ sec. 31, T10N, R21E, MDM, 0.6 km (2,100 feet) SW of Colorado Hill, on the divide between Monitor Creek and Eagle Gulch, on National Forest land (3 miles WNW from Heenan Lake). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is a fissure vein (?) deposit in a 100 to 200 foot thick alteration zone (silicified breccia), along a shear zone, W of the Zaca Mine zone. The Lincoln zone continues through the Globe workings. Local rocks include Tertiary pyroclastic and volcanic mudflow deposits, unit 9 (Cascade Range).
Workings include underground openings comprised of a total of 2,000 feet of workings with a main adit that extends W of the vein. Inaccessible in 1969.
Production data are found in: Clark (1977), and in Irelan (1888).
No other production record found.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10211519 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Shoofly-Olds Ferry DomainDomain
USA
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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