The Elster Claim is a mine located in Tulare county, California at an elevation of 6,499 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 36.21889, -118.61889
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Elster Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Elster Claim
Commodity
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Tulare
District: Camp Wishon
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PINCH AND SWELL
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SMALL DISCONTINOUS VEINLETS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: LIMESTONE BEDS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN REPLACED SELECTIVELY, THE MINERALIZATION PINCHES AND SWELLS IN THE CONTORTED BEDS OF SILICEOUS SLATE AND CHLORITE SCHIST.
Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS OPENCUTS; ADIT 100 FT. BELOW OUTCROP, NOW CAVED MATERIAL ON DUMP INDICATES MINERAL ZONE WAS CUT BY ADIT AT THIS LEVEL.
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 ; LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES, AND GEOLOGY, VOL 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 710
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1958 ; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TULARE COUNTY, CA.; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 54 , NO. 3 , DIV. OF MINES, P. 458
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