Snowflake Talc Mine (Hilderman Mine; Snow Flake Mine), Beveridge, Beveridge Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 43' 37'' North , 117° 52' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Lone Pine | 2,035 (2015) | 21.4km |
Independence | 669 (2011) | 30.0km |
Olancha | 192 (2015) | 50.8km |
Big Pine | 1,756 (2014) | 60.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Lone Pine Gem & Mineral Society | Lone Pine, California | 21km |
Mindat Locality ID:
79455
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:79455:5
GUID (UUID V4):
7b4ba17e-27d5-4da8-8440-68ee59d380d8
A former talc-soapstone mine located in sec. 18, T14S, R38E, MDM, 4.2 km (2.6 miles) NE of Beveridge (site), near the head of a small, unnamed canyon between Keynot Canyon and Beveridge Canyon, on Bureau of Land Management wilderness land (Inyo Mountains Wilderness) (located claim). Owned by Glen W. Akin, Keeler, California, Alan D. Akin, Keeler, California, and by Dan Dickman, Keeler, California (1984). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.
Local rocks include Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 1 (Mojave Desert and Death Valley area).
Workings include unspecified underground openings.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10188292 |
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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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