In this episode of Solomon's Vegas Adventures, Solomon, Anthony, James, Jose, and Madison rockhounded in the Tungsten Hills- an old mining district west of Bishop, CA, ripe with Abandoned Tungsten Mines that still yield a slough of cool minerals.
The crew went to the Tungsten Blue Mine, and found Scheelite (A Calcium Tungstate Mineral), Andradite Garnet, Calcite, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Bornite, Diopside, Wollastonite, Epidote, and more at the site. The Tungsten Blue Mine is located in a Skarn Deposit- and Solomon goes into more detail with that in the video.
The Tungsten Hills are located just west of Bishop, CA, off of US-395 en route to Yosemite from Las Vegas. The site is 4 1/2 hours from Vegas, but it is a great stop on the way to Yosemite.
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28 авг 2024