Copper Crest group, Mammoth Butte, Backbone District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 46' 10'' North , 122° 27' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Central Valley (historical) | 4,340 (2015) | 12.7km |
Shasta Lake | 10,159 (2017) | 12.7km |
Mountain Gate | 943 (2011) | 12.7km |
Keswick | 451 (2011) | 16.3km |
French Gulch | 346 (2011) | 16.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Shasta Gem & Mineral Society | Redding, California | 21km |
Mindat Locality ID:
92543
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:92543:8
GUID (UUID V4):
999e05b9-fe2b-4308-bc75-b42c8c85ddda
A Cu occurrence located in sec. 32, T34N, R5W, MDM, 0.9 km (2,900 feet) NE of Mammoth Butte (coordinates of record), and S of Sawmill Gulch, on National Forest land. MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated.
Local rocks include Paleozoic metavolcanic rocks, unit 1 (Eastern Klamath Mountains).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities17 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
ⓘ Copper Formula: Cu |
ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS Description: Occurs in enriched ores. |
ⓘ Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Greenockite Formula: CdS Colour: Lemon-yellow Description: Occurs as coatings on Sphalerite. |
ⓘ Idaite Formula: Cu5FeS6 |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
ⓘ | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
ⓘ | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Idaite | 2.CB.15a | Cu5FeS6 |
ⓘ | Greenockite | 2.CB.45 | CdS |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10033814 |
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Localities in this Region
- California
- Shasta County
- Klamath Mountains
- West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District
- Backbone District
- Mammoth Butte
- Backbone District
- West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District
- Klamath Mountains
- Shasta County
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060890