Mine detail: Blossom Peak

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Location: Tulare County, California, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.41663, -118.88427
dep_id: 10101402
mrds_id: D001016
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tungsten
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Scheelite
gangue: Calcite, Epidote, Garnet, Quartz
ore_ctrl: Shear Zone 2 To 5 Ft. Wide
Reporter: Elliott, James E., Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.), Mosier, Dan
hrock_type: Hornblendite
Structure: Fault
prod_yrs: 1954
References:
  • Deposit:: GOODWIN, J.G., 1958; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, TULARE COUNTY; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 54, NO. 3, P. 349-350.
  • Deposit:: LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
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