Bakoch Mine, Piper Peak, Inyo County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Bakoch Mine | Mine |
Piper Peak | Peak |
Inyo County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 8' 6'' North , 118° 21' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Big Pine | 1,756 (2014) | 6.8km |
Wilkerson | 563 (2011) | 16.3km |
Bishop | 3,806 (2017) | 25.6km |
West Bishop | 2,607 (2011) | 26.6km |
Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek | 2,645 (2011) | 28.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
78477
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:78477:0
GUID (UUID V4):
2d62ef6c-6562-498b-99ca-6e06d4b20a99
A former W mine located in secs. 26 & 27, T9S, R33E, MDM, 3.9 km (2.4 miles) SE of Piper Peak (coordinates of record) and 6.9 km (4.3 miles) WSW of Big Pine (on ridge between Big Pine Creek and Baker Creek), on National Forest land. Operated in 1944. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is hosted in limestone and granodiorite. The ore body is lenticular, strikes NW and dips 50 SW at a width of 9.14 meters and a length of 91.44 meters. Local rocks include Quaternary glacial deposits.
Workings include surface and underground openings comprised of an adit 110 feet long. A raise 95 feet to the surface is located 110 feet from the adit portal. A Glory Hole was started.
Production data are found in: Norman, L.A. & Richard M. Stewart (1951).
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 | |||
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ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
W | Tungsten | |
W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10103221 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060270417