Page 1 The Tale Mining History |
Page 2 Geology of the Area Prospecting Potential |
Page 3 Topographic Maps and Other Imagery |
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The Panamint Mountains are an uplifted block of ancient Precambrian to Cambrian metamorphic and sedimentary rocks intruded by small Mesozoic granitic plutons. Examples include the granites of Manly Peak, those near Panamint, and the granitic rocks near Harrisburg and Skidoo. Younger Tertiary volcanics occur on the southernmost spur of the range, south of Manly Peak. As stated above, the majority of the rocks in the Panamint Range consist of ancient Precambrian to Cambrian metamorphic
Compared to most of the mountain ranges in California's Mojave Desert region, the Panamint Mountains are richly endowed with forest cover and timbered canyons. A large belt of timber extends from Bald Peak and Wildrose Canyon southward to the mountain peaks above Ballarat. This belt of timber and forest runs north-south for a distance of