Bonanza claim, High Plateau Mountain, Rockland, Diamond Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 55' 57'' North , 123° 56' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Gasquet | 661 (2011) | 9.9km |
Smith River | 866 (2011) | 16.7km |
Hiouchi | 301 (2011) | 18.8km |
O'Brien | 504 (2011) | 25.0km |
Bertsch-Oceanview | 2,436 (2011) | 26.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
74588
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:74588:7
GUID (UUID V4):
9013576f-1ac9-441d-a629-7070ec3febb6
A former Cr-PGE (Pt-Pd-Ru-Rh-Ir) mine located 2.4 km (7,800 feet) NW of High Plateau Mountain (coordinates of record).
Mineralization is a podiform chromite deposit (Deposit model: 15: Podiform chromite (minor) hosted in rocks of the Napeequa River Area? (dunite).
Local structures include a major shear zone 6 feet wide which strikes N30W, and dips 30 NW. Intense shearing throughout.
Related tectonic structures include the Klamath Mountains Accreted Terrane.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
ⓘ Uvarovite Formula: Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Uvarovite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
---|---|---|
O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Uvarovite | Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Uvarovite | Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Uvarovite | Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Cr | ⓘ Uvarovite | Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
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