Scientific data near [37.20789,-117.69879]

Search area extends approximately 8.9 km east-west and 11.2 km north-south.

Geographic context

Counties, states, countries, continents, or oceans
Inyo	county
California	state
United States	country
North America	continent
Land	continent
Map quadrangles, from USGS or Canadian NTS
Hanging Rock Canyon	quadrangle 1:24,000 scale
Last Chance Range	quadrangle 1:100,000 scale
Goldfield	quadrangle 1:250,000 scale
Watershed boundaries (USGS hydrologic units)
Eureka-Saline Valleys	hydrologic unit
Northern Mojave	hydrologic accounting unit
Northern Mojave-Mono Lake	hydrologic subregion
California	hydrologic region

Geology of US states

Digital geologic maps of the US states with consistent lithology, age, GIS database structure, and format

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Unit	State	Lithology
Carboniferous marine rocks, unit 3 (SE California Clastic Assemblage)	CA	Late Devonian to Early Permian
Cambrian marine rocks	CA	Late Proterozoic to Middle Devonian
Quaternary alluvium and marine deposits	CA	Pleistocene to Holocene
Plio-Pleistocene and Pliocene loosely consolidated deposits	CA	Miocene to Pleistocene
Silurian and/or Ordovician marine rocks, unit 1 (Death Valley)	CA	Ordovician to Early Devonian
Tertiary nonmarine rocks, undivided	CA	Paleocene to Pliocene
Tertiary volcanic flow rocks, unit 16 (Northern Mojave Desert)	CA	Tertiary (4-22 Ma)

Airborne geophysical surveys

Aerial surveys of magnetic anomaly and gamma ray emission; older surveys were analog record which have been digitized, newer surveys collected data in digital form.

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ID	Data type	Description
White & Inyo Mountains D	M-D	White & Inyo Mountains D 5713 line km with spacing 0.80 km over parts of CA-NV
Western Nevada	M-Dz	Western Nevada 26457 line km with spacing 1.60 km over parts of NV-CA
Goldfield	M/R-D	Goldfield 5182 line km with spacing 4.80 km over parts of NV-CA

Estimates of undiscovered mineral resources

National Mineral Resource Assessment 1998: Estimates of the number of undiscovered mineral resources of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc within identified permissive tracts (geographic areas in which mineral deposits may form).

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Tract	Deposit Type	Mineralization age
GB30	Sediment-hosted Au	Phanerozoic
GB01	Skarn Cu	Mesozoic - Tertiary
GB14	Polymetallic replacement + skarn Zn-Pb	Mesozoic - Tertiary
GB07	Porphyry Cu	Mesozoic - Tertiary

The continental crust

Seventy-seven major components of the North American continent were delineated at a general scale (1:5,000,000); including the general composition, geological environment, and types of primary metals endowments that can be expected in each domain.

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Domain	Crust type	Region
Mojave	Lateral-extensional orogen	Central and Southwest

National geochemical survey database

National-scale geochemical analysis of stream sediments and soils in the US, from existing data, reanalysis of existing samples, and new sampling. Goal for sample density is one per 289 square km.

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Sample ID	Material	Source
C-196287	Sediment	Stream, Dry

Geochemistry of stream sediments in the US from the NURE-HSSR database

National-scale geochemical analysis of stream sediments and soils in the US collected and analyzed under the National Uranium Resource Evaluation program.

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Sample ID	Date collected	Sample type
5158186	1980-03-28	Stream sediment sample from dry stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh), and dried (if necessary) at less than or equal to 110øC.
5158220	1980-04-03	Stream sediment sample from dry stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh), and dried (if necessary) at less than or equal to 110øC.
5158221	1980-04-03	Stream sediment sample from dry stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh), and dried (if necessary) at less than or equal to 110øC.
5158223	1980-04-03	Stream sediment sample from dry stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh), and dried (if necessary) at less than or equal to 110øC.
5158224	1980-04-03	Stream sediment sample from dry stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh), and dried (if necessary) at less than or equal to 110øC.
5158225	1980-04-17	Stream sediment sample from dry stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh), and dried (if necessary) at less than or equal to 110øC.
5158226	1980-04-17	Stream sediment sample from dry stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh), and dried (if necessary) at less than or equal to 110øC.
5158227	1980-04-17	Stream sediment sample from dry stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh), and dried (if necessary) at less than or equal to 110øC.

National Geochemical Database: Rock

Geochemical analysis of rock samples collected and analyzed by the USGS. This dataset includes and supersedes rock data formerly released as "Geochemistry of igneous rocks in the US extracted from the PLUTO database"

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Sample ID	Rock type	Rock name
D583358	igneous	basalt
EJG851
EJG852
EJG853
EJG854
EJG855
EJG856
EJG857
EMV484	metamorphic	quartzite
EMV485	metamorphic	quartzite
EMV499	metamorphic	quartzite
EMV500	metamorphic	quartzite
EMV501
EMV502	sedimentary	siltstone
EMV503
EMV525
EMV526
EMV527
EMV528
EMV529
EMV530
EMV531
EPX461
EPX462	sedimentary	shale
EPX463	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
EPX464	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
EPX466	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
EPX467	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
EPX468	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
EPX469	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
EPX470	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
EPX471	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
EPX472	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
EPX475	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
EPX476	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
EPX477	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
EPX478	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
EPX479	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
EPX480	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
EPX481	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
EPX482	sedimentary	shale
EPX483	sedimentary	shale
EPX484	sedimentary	shale
EPX485
EPX486	sedimentary	shale
EPX487	sedimentary	shale
EPX488	sedimentary	shale
EPX489	sedimentary	conglomerate
EPX490	metamorphic	quartzite
EPX491	sedimentary	shale
EPX492	sedimentary	shale
EPX493
EPX494	sedimentary	shale
EPX495	metamorphic	quartzite
EPX496	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
EPX497	metamorphic	quartzite
EPX498	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
EPX499	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
EPX500	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
EPX501	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
EPX502
EPX503	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
EPX504	sedimentary	shale
EPX505	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
EPX506
EPX507
EPX508	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
EPX509	sedimentary	shale
EPX510	sedimentary	conglomerate
EPX511	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
EPX512	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
EPX513	metamorphic	quartzite
EPX514	metamorphic	quartzite
EPX515	metamorphic	quartzite
EPX516	metamorphic	quartzite
EPX517	metamorphic	quartzite
EPX518	metamorphic	quartzite
EPX519
EPX520
EPX521
EPX522
EPX523	sedimentary	shale
EPX524	sedimentary	shale
EPX565	sedimentary	shale
LMA026
LMA048
LMA049
LMA050
LMA478
LMA479
LMA521
LMA522
LMA547
LMA548
LMA557
LMC532	metamorphic	quartzite
LMC533
LMC534	metamorphic	quartzite
LMC535	sedimentary	conglomerate
LMC536	metamorphic	quartzite
LMC537	unidentified
LMC538	unidentified
LMC539
LMC540	unidentified
LMC541
LMC542	unidentified
LMC543	metamorphic	quartzite
LMC544	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
LMC545	metamorphic	quartzite
LMC546	unidentified
LMC547
LMC548	metamorphic	quartzite
LMC572	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
LMC573	sedimentary	claystone
LMC574	sedimentary	claystone
LMC575	metamorphic	quartzite
LMC576	metamorphic	quartzite
LMC577	metamorphic	quartzite
LMC578	metamorphic	schist
LMD517	metamorphic	schist
LMD518	metamorphic	quartzite
LMD519
LMD520	metamorphic	quartzite
LMD521	metamorphic	schist
LMD522	metamorphic	quartzite
LMD523	metamorphic	quartzite
LMD524	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
LMD525	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
LMD526	sedimentary	siltstone
LMD527	sedimentary	conglomerate
LMD529	metamorphic	quartzite
LMD530	unidentified
LMD531	metamorphic	quartzite
LMD532	sedimentary	siltstone
LMD533	metamorphic	quartzite
LMD534	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
LMD535
LMD536	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
LMD537	metamorphic	quartzite
LMD538
LMD539	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
LMD540	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
LMD541	sedimentary	siltstone
LMD542	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
LMD543	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
LMD544	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
LMD545	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
LMD546	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
LMD547	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
LME018	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
LME019	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
LME020	metamorphic	quartzite
LME021	metamorphic	quartzite
LME022	sedimentary	limestone/dolomite
LME199
LME200
LME201
LME202
LME203
LMF264

Mineral Resource Data System

MRDS describes metallic and nonmetallic mineral resources throughout the world. Included are deposit name, location, commodity, deposit description, geologic characteristics, production, reserves, resources, and references.

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Site name	Development	Commodities
Gulch Group	Unknown	TLC
Storm Cloud Prospect	Prospect	HG AU
Big El Dorado	Unknown	S
Sulfur Queen Prospect	Prospect	S
Mercury Knob Prospect	Prospect	HG
Soliz & Vaseta	Unknown	S
El Dorado Lode No. 6	Unknown	S
Tiki No. 6	Unknown	S
Christopher No. 2 Prospect	Unknown	HG
Aloha Prospect	Prospect	HG
Crater Mine	Producer	GYP S
Up and Down Prospect	Past Producer	HG AU
Rebecca Prospect	Prospect	HG AU
White Cloud	Unknown	HG AU
Texas American Nos. 67 and 68	Unknown	S
Lucky 13 Prospect	Prospect	HG
Midas No. 5	Unknown	S
Lucky Strike	Prospect	U
Sally Joe Prospect	Prospect	S GYP MN HG
Eureka	Prospect	HG AU
April Fool Prospect	Prospect	HG
Unnamed Prospect	Unknown	S
Fraction and Southwest	Unknown	S
El Capitan	Past Producer	HG
Crater Group	Past Producer	S
Lime Hill No. 1	Producer	LST_D

National Geochemical Database: Sediment

Geochemical analysis of sediment samples from the National Geochemical Database. Primarily inorganic elemental concentrations, most samples are of stream sediment in the continental US and Alaska.

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Sample ID	Sample source	Sample notes
C196287	stream/river	MOSTLY LIMESTONES SOME BRECCIATED BLOCKS; stream
D200776	stream/river	sand; clastic; lithic; SEIVED DRAINAGE SEDIMENTS (< 500 UM); stream
D200833	stream/river	sand; clastic; lithic; SEIVED DRAINAGE SEDIMENTS (< 500 UM); stream
D200863	stream/river	sand; clastic; lithic; SEIVED DRAINAGE SEDIMENTS (< 500 UM); stream
D200912	stream/river	sand; clastic; lithic; SEIVED DRAINAGE SEDIMENTS (< 500 UM); stream
D205979	stream/river	sand; clastic; lithic; SEIVED DRAINAGE SEDIMENT (<500M); stream
EMN975	stream/river	SD; stream
LMA007	stream/river	stream
LMA150	stream/river	stream
LMA154	stream/river	stream
LMA156	stream/river	stream
LMA157	stream/river	stream
LMA158	stream/river	stream
LMA506	stream/river	stream
LMA518	stream/river	stream
LMA519	stream/river	stream

National Geochemical Database: Soil

Geochemical analysis of soil samples from the National Geochemical Database. Primarily inorganic elemental concentrations, most samples are from the continental US and Alaska.

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Sample ID	Sample source	Sample notes
LMF214	stream/river	S; stream

National Geochemical Database: Concentrate

Geochemistry of concentrates from the National Geochemical Database. Primarily inorganic elemental concentrations, most samples are from the continental US and Alaska.

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Sample ID	Sample source	Sample notes
D202113	stream/river	sand; clastic; lithic; DRAINAGE SEDIMENT HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE; stream
D202115	stream/river	sand; clastic; lithic; DRAINAGE SEDIMENT HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE; stream
D202116	stream/river	sand; clastic; lithic; DRAINAGE SEDIMENT HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE; stream
D202118	stream/river	sand; clastic; lithic; DRAINAGE SEDIMENT HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE; stream
D205961	stream/river	sand; clastic; lithic; DRAINAGE SEDIMENT HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATION; stream
EMV733	stream/river	C3; stream
LMF557	stream/river	C3; stream

Global assessment of undiscovered copper resources

Deposits, prospects, and permissive tracts for porphyry and sediment-hosted copper resources worldwide, with estimates of undiscovered copper resources.

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Tract name	Deposit type	Geology
Cascade Arc	porphyry copper	U.S. part of a continental margin arc that formed during subduction of the Pacific and Juan de Fuca plates beneath western North America
Great Basin Tertiary	porphyry copper	Mid-Tertiary volcanic fields associated with postsubduction extension in the Great Basin
Sierran Arc	porphyry copper	A composite island-continental margin arc that formed during subduction of the Farallon Plate beneath western North America
Western U.S. and Sonoran Desert Jurassic Arc	porphyry copper	U.S. and Mexican parts of a composite island-continental margin arc that formed during subduction of the Farallon Plate beneath western North America

Prospect- and mine-related features on USGS topographic maps

Symbols indicating mining-related features digitized from historical USGS topographic maps in the western part of the conterminous US. Includes prospect pits, mine shafts and adits, quarries, open-pit mines, tailings piles and ponds, gravel and borrow pit

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Feature ID	Feature type	Feature name
Prospect Pit	point
Borrow Pit	point
Mine Shaft	point
Mine Shaft	point
Mine Shaft	point
Open Pit Mine	point
Open Pit Mine	point
Open Pit Mine	point
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Open Pit Mine	point
Open Pit Mine	point
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Open Pit Mine	point
Open Pit Mine	point
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Open Pit Mine	point
Prospect Pit	point
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Open Pit Mine or Quarry	point
Open Pit Mine or Quarry	point
Open Pit Mine or Quarry	point
Prospect Pit	point
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Prospect Pit	point
Prospect Pit	point
Prospect Pit	point
Adit	point
Prospect Pit	point
Adit	point
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