Mine detail: Monte Cristo

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Location: Mono County, California, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.60354, -118.99374
dep_id: 10007151
mrds_id: C010298
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold
gangue: Epidote, Garnet, Quartz
orebody_fm: LENS
Reporter: Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.)
hrock_type: Latite
References:
  • Deposit:: TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1940 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF MONO COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 36 , NO. 2 , P. 129 , PL. 1 .
  • Deposit:: RINEHART, C. D., AND ROSS, D. C., 1964 , GEOLOGY & MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE MT. MORRISON QUADRANGLE, SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER NO. 385 , P. 98 - 99 .
  • Production:: RINEHART & ROSS ( 1964 )
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