Evening Star group, Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Evening Star group | - not defined - |
Banner Ridge | Ridge |
Chidago Mining District | Mining District |
Benton Range | Mountain Range |
Mono County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 41' 23'' North , 118° 32' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Benton | 280 (2011) | 15.4km |
Sunny Slopes | 182 (2017) | 18.1km |
Swall Meadows | 220 (2017) | 22.4km |
Mesa | 251 (2011) | 30.1km |
Round Valley | 435 (2011) | 30.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
83110
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:83110:2
GUID (UUID V4):
87fadc9f-6165-42df-a159-9602586643ec
A former lode Au mine located in secs. 15 & 16, T3S, R31E, MDM, 3.5 km (2.2 miles) E of Banner Ridge (just SE of the Gold Wedge Mine), on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 5,000 meters (NOTE: This value is unreasonable).
Mineralization is hosted in rhyolite and granite. The ore body(ies) strikes N-S & E-W and dip 35-40S & N at a thickness of 1.22 meters. Local rocks include Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 3 (Eastern Sierra Nevada).
Workings include underground openings comprised of a 600 foot tunnel in the footwall (rhyolite), and another tunnel driven in the vein in granite for 50 feet, plus a 40 foot deep shaft.
The ore was said to carry from $6 to $20 in Au (period values).
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: | 10007201 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- 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 #0060510047