Golden Thread property, Inskip, Stirling City Mining District, Butte County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Golden Thread property | Property |
Inskip | - not defined - |
Stirling City Mining District | Mining District |
Butte County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 0' 37'' North , 121° 32' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Stirling City | 295 (2011) | 11.6km |
Forest Ranch | 1,184 (2011) | 17.7km |
Cohasset | 847 (2011) | 18.1km |
Magalia | 11,310 (2011) | 22.2km |
Paradise | 26,476 (2017) | 28.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Paradise Gem & Mineral Club | Paradise, California | 29km |
Mindat Locality ID:
74147
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:74147:4
GUID (UUID V4):
c43ef3cb-fe98-4160-9faa-d5eac74a9841
A former lode Au mine located in the S½N½ (estimated) sec. 20, T25N, R4E, MDM (Location estimated from description in reference), 2.4 km (7,700 feet) NNW of Inskip, along Secret Creek, on private land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is hosted in clay and mud. The ore body strikes NE and dips NW. The host rock is described as decomposed. Local rocks include Paleozoic metavolcanic rocks, unit 3 (Northwestern Sierra Nevada).
Workings include surface and underground openings comprised of open cuts, adits and stoping to surface.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
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 | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10036023 |
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060070461