Sally Ann prospect (Copper Knife), Ubehebe Peak, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Mts (Panamint Range), Inyo County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 39' 55'' North , 117° 32' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Olancha | 192 (2015) | 59.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Lone Pine Gem & Mineral Society | Lone Pine, California | 47km |
Mindat Locality ID:
79382
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:79382:0
GUID (UUID V4):
ddb9a079-861f-451a-86f6-512c2391f8f1
A former Cu prospect located in sec. 5, T15S, R41E, MDM, 4.9 km (3.0 miles) SE of Ubehebe Peak (coordinates of record) (across Racetrack Valley), on the divide between Butte (Hidden) Valley and Racetrack Valley, just SE of "The Racetrack," on National Park Service wilderness land (Death Valley National Park/Death Valley Wilderness). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.
NOTE: The USGS MRDS database file presents coordinates of 36°40'16"N, 117°32'24"W for this locality. The topo map clearly reflects the Sally Ann at the coordinates provided in this Mindat file.
Copper Knife--one-quarter mile east of Racetrack. Owned by Grant and McConnell.
Recent (1916) copper activity in the region has occurred only at the Sally Ann Mine near the playa, but no production resulted.
Sally Ann Mine--copper mine on west slope of range east of Racetrack playa. Five lode claims owned by James Arnold, Orval Huffman, and Sally Ann Smith of Compton, Ca. Worked late 1947 to mid-1948. Copper deposit, known in 1905 and as early as 1902 when referred to as Copper Knife Mine. Mine camp consisted of cabin and two tent frames at edge of playa. Greene, 1981
Local rocks include Carboniferous marine rocks, unit 3 (SE California Clastic Assemblage).
Workings include unspecified surface and underground openings (the topo map reflects a string of 5 prospect symbols in a N-S line).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10260596 |
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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
- Death Valley National ParkNational Park
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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