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Island Mountain Mine, Island Mountain, Trinity Co., California, USA

Römerite
Island Mountain Mine, Island Mountain, Trinity Co., California, USA

Photo: Rob Lavinsky
Latitude: 40°1'N
Longitude: 123°29'W
A former Cu mine located in secs. 9, 10 & 15, T5S, R6E, HM, on the W bank of the South Fork Eel River.

References

Landon, Robert Emmanuel (1927), Roemerite from California: American Mineralogist: 12: 279-283.

Melhase, John (1934), A diversity of many fine minerals available in California for collectors: Oregon Mineralogist: 2(6): 1-2, 4.

Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 490, 507, 515 & 626.

Stinson, Melvin Clarence (1957a), Geology of the Island Mountain copper mine, Trinity County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 53: 9-33.

O’Brien, J.C. (1965) Mines and mineral resources of Trinity County, California. Caifornia Division of Mines and Geology County Report 4: 125 pp.: 21-22.

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 85, 95, 104, 112, 128, 130, 134, 151, 156, 186, 205, 214, 258, 274, 283, 290, 312, 324, 357.

Fanfani, L., A. Nunzi, and P.F. Zanazzi (1970) The crystal structure of roemerite. American Mineralogist: 55: 79.

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 49, 70, 73, 77, 91, 93, 96, 99, 132, 228, 264, 270, 273, 274, 275, 296, 297.

Mineral List

Aluminocopiapite
Arsenolite
Arsenopyrite
Azurite
Bieberite
Bornite
Chalcanthite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Claudetite
Copiapite
Copper
Coquimbite
Cubanite
Fibroferrite
Goslarite
Halotrichite
Kornelite
Malachite
Melanterite
var: Cuprian Melanterite
Morenosite
Orpiment
Pyrite
Pyrrhotite
Römerite
Szomolnokite


27 entries listed. 25 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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