California · Inyo County
Occurrence

Thin Dime Prospect

Inyo County, California, United States
CopperSilicaIron
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Description

Oliver Hopkins, Wm. J. Lange

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiarySilica, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlMineralized Fluids Intruded Along Quartz-Diorite, Aplite Dike Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite
GangueLimonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite · Aplite
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1938
Identification
Deposit ID10036271
MRDS IDM025023
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.92859, -117.58951
References
W.F. DURBIN, G. HOBSON-RECON., MAPPING, & SAMPLING COMPLETED 4-14-83