The Van Loon is a mine located in Inyo county, California.
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Mine Info
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Van Loon MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Van Loon
Secondary: Raindrop
Commodity
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
Land Status
Not available
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PROBABLY LESS THAN .5% WO3
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): RAINDROP PROSPECT CONSISTS OF A SMALL ELONGATE BODY 30 FT. LONG, 6-16 FT. WIDE. THE VAN LOON PROSPECT IS MORE OR LESS A CIRCULAR BODY OF QTZ.
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT ON RAINDROP PROSPECT, VAN LOON HAS BEEN EXPLORED THROUGH A SHORT ADIT AND A RAISE.
Comment (Deposit): VAN LOON OCCURS IN SEC. 10, WHILE THE RAINDROP IS IN SEC. 9.
References
Reference (Deposit): BATEMAN, P.C., ETAL, GEOLOGY AND TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE TUNGSTEN HILLS, INYO COUNTY; CA JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 46, NO. DIV. OF MINES, P. 38-39.
Reference (Deposit): NORMAN, L.A., AND STEWART, R.M., 1951; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 47 NO. 1; DIV. OF MINES, P. 201.
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