Messila Mining District, Butte Co., California, USAi
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Messila Mining District | Mining District |
Butte Co. | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° North , 121° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~57km
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
A mining District located in the vicinity of Sausage Mountain, Dry Creek and .
Regions containing this locality
Pacific Ocean | Ocean |
North America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Chrysotile | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
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Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
ⓘ | Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES | |||
AB2X4 | |||
ⓘ | Chromite | 7.2.3.3 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
Group 29 - HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | |||
AXO4·xH2O | |||
ⓘ | Gypsum | 29.6.3.1 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | |||
Sheets of 6-membered rings with 1:1 layers | |||
ⓘ | Chrysotile | 71.1.5.1 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
References
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Localities in this Region
- California
- Butte Co.
- Messila Mining District
- Butte Co.
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