Clipper Mine (Clipper claim; Mothers Day claim), Carbon River Mining District, Pierce County, Washington, USAi
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Clipper Mine (Clipper claim; Mothers Day claim) | Mine |
Carbon River Mining District | Mining District |
Pierce County | County |
Washington | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 1' 13'' North , 121° 51' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Carbonado | 625 (2017) | 16.4km |
Wilkeson | 485 (2017) | 17.4km |
Crocker | 1,268 (2017) | 20.2km |
Buckley | 4,550 (2017) | 20.6km |
South Prairie | 429 (2017) | 22.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Puyallup Valley Gem & Mineral Club | Puyallup, Washington | 38km |
Cascade Mineralogical Society Inc | Kent, Washington | 49km |
North American Miners Association | Kent, Washington | 49km |
Mindat Locality ID:
69563
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:69563:4
GUID (UUID V4):
58ec20c7-88c4-452b-b577-032306001c60
A Cu claim located in the N½NE¼ sec. 25, T18N, R17E, WM, 2.0 km (6,400 feet) S of Pitcher Mountain (coordinates of record) and 2.8 km (9,300 feet) E of Old Baldy Mountain (coordinates of record), and adjoins the Suprise group on the SE, on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.
Mineralization is vertical mineralized joints up to 4" wide in grandiorite. Local rocks include Tertiary granitic rocks.
Workings include a 900 foot adit with 3 or 4 short crosscuts.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10277739 |
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