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Shasta Co., California, USA

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Acanthite
Albite
Alunite
Alunogen
Analcime
Anatase
Anhydrite
Anthophyllite
Antigorite
Antlerite
Arsenopyrite
'Asbestos'
Augite
Azurite
Baryte
Bementite
'Biotite'
Bornite
'Borocalcite'
Calcite
Cerussite
'Chabazite'
Chalcanthite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
var: Blister Copper
'Chert'
Chlorargyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Chrysocolla
Chrysotile
Cinnabar
Clinochlore
var: Chromian Clinochlore

Copper
'Copper Stain'
Coquimbite
Covellite
Cristobalite
Cuprite
Dickite
Digenite
Dolomite
Epidote
'Feldspar Group'
Ferrimolybdite
Freibergite
Galena
var: Argentiferous Galena
'Garnet'
Goethite
Gold
Goslarite
Greenockite
Gypsum
Halotrichite
Hedenbergite
Hematite
var: Specularite
Hessite
Idaite
Ilmenite
'Ilsemannite'
Ilvaite
Inyoite
Iridium
Jarosite
Kaolinite
Lepidocrocite
'Limonite'
Luzonite
Maghemite
Magnesiochromite
Magnetite
Malachite
Manganite
Melanterite
Mercury
Mesolite
Molybdenite
Montmorillonite
Muscovite
var: Sericite

Natroalunite
Natrolite
Nickeline
'Olivine'
Opal
var: Diatomite
Osmium
var: Iridosmine
Palladium
Pickeringite
Platinum
var: Ferroan Platinum
'Platinum-Group Elements'
Proustite
'Psilomelane'
'Pumice'
Pyrargyrite
Pyrite
Pyrolusite
Pyromorphite
Pyrophyllite
'Pyroxene Group'
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
var: Chalcedony
var: Creolite
var: Jasper
Rhodochrosite
Rhodonite
Rhomboclase
Rutile
Scheelite
'Serpentine Group'
'Silica'
Silver
Sperrylite
Sphalerite
Stephanite
Sulphur
Talc
Tennantite
'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'
Tenorite
Tetrahedrite
'Tourmaline'
Tremolite
Tridymite
Uvarovite
Vivianite
Voltaite
Witherite
'Zaratite'


137 entries listed. 102 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

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References

McGregor, A. (1890), Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Shasta Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 10: 166-168, 205-208, 311-314, 627-641.

Fairbanks, Harold W. (1893), Geology and mineralogy of Shasta County, California: California Mining Bureau. (Report 11): 11: 24-53.

Hodson, W.G. (1893), Shasta County: California Mining Bureau. (Report 11): 11: 395-399.

Diller, J.S. (1895), Description of the Lassen Peak quadrangle, California: USGS Geol. Atlas, Lassen Peak folio (No. 15); […(abstract): Journal of Geology: 3: 974-976].

Anderson, Frank M. (1902), Ore deposits of Shasta Co., California (abstract): Science, new series: 15: 412; Geol. Zentralbl. (1907): 9: 346.

Campbell, D.F. (1906), The iron ore of Shasta County California: Mining and Scientific Press 93: 603.

Campbell, D.F. (1907), The copper of Shasta County, California Mining and Scientific Press: 94: 28-30, 55-58.

Forstner, William (1908), The genesis of the copper ores in Shasta County, west of the Sacramento River: Mining and Scientific Press: 97: 261-262.

Prescott, Basil (1908a), Ilvaite from Shasta County, California: American Journal of Science, 4th. series: 26: 14-16.

Prescott, Basil (1908b), The occurrence and genesis of the magnetite ores of Shasta County, California: Economic Geology: 3: 465-480; […(abstract): Geol. Zentralbl., Band 12: 615 (1909)].

Graton, Louis Caryl (1910), The occurrence of copper in Shasta County, California: USGS Bulletin 430: 100.

Brown, G. Chester (1913), The Counties of Shasta, Siskiyou and Trinity: California Journal of Mines and Geology (Report 14): 14(4): 900-901.

Brown, G. Chester (1916b), Shasta, Siskiyou, Trinity Counties: California Mining Bureau. (Report 14): 14(4): 745-925.

Laizure, Clyde McK. (1920), Shasta County, California; California Journal of Mines and Geology (Report 17): 17: 520-521.

Tucker, W. Burling (1922), Silver lodes of the South Fork mining district, Shasta County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Mining Bureau. (Report 18): 18: 313-321.

Tucker, W. Burling (1922), Redding Field Division, Shasta County, California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Mining Bureau (Report 18): 18: 494.

Tucker, W. Burling (1924b), Copper resources of Shasta County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Mining Bureau. (Report 20): 20: 419-447.

Logan, Clarence August (1926), El Dorado, Shasta and Trinity Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 22: 1-67, 121-216, 397-452.

Russell, Richard Dana (1929), Fossil plants from the Chico formation of Shasta County, California: American Journal of Science, 5th. series: 18: 416-428.

Averill, Charles V. (1931), Preliminary report on economic geology of the Shasta quadrangle: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 27): 27: 3-65.

Averill, Charles V. (1933), Gold deposits of the Redding-Weaverville quadrangles: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 29): 29: 12, 50, 57.

Averill, C.V. (1938), Gold dredging in Shasta, Siskiyou and Trinity counties: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 34): 34: 96-126.

Averill, Charles V. (1939), Mineral resources of Shasta County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division of Mines (Report 35): 35(2): 108-190.

Kinkel, Arthur Rudolph, Jr. & J.P. Albers (1951), Geology of the massive sulphide deposits at Iron Mountain, Shasta County, California: California Division Mines Special Report 14: 19.

Kinkel, Arthur Rudolph, Jr., Wayne E. Hall & J.P. Albers (1956) Geology and base metal deposits of west Shasta copper-zinc district, Shasta County, California: USGS Professional Paper 285, 156 pp.

Albers, John P. & Jacques F. Robertson (1961), Geology and ore deposits of East Shasta copper-zinc district, Shasta County, California, USGS PP 338.

Albers, John P. (1964), Geology of the French Gulch quadrangle, Shasta and Trinity Counties, California, USGS Bulletin 1141-J: J1-J70.

McCulloch, W.C., Oesterling, W.A., Spurck, W.H., & Tischler, M.S. (1964), Minerals for Industry, Northern California, Southern Pacific Company: Vol. II.

Wells, F.G. and Hawkes, H.E. (1965) Chromite deposits of Shasta, Tehama, Trinity and Humboldt counties, California. California Division Mines and Geology Bulletin 134, part 1, chapter 3: 130-191.

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 87, 258.

Weber, F.H., Jr., and Matthews, R.A. (1967) Prospecting for barite in Shasta County. California Division of Mines and Geology Mineral Information Service: 20: 107-114.

Lydon, Philip Andrew and O’Brien, J.C. (1974) Mines and mineral resources of Shasta County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology County Report 6, 154 pp.

Roberts, Rapp, & Weber (1974), Encylopedia of Minerals.

Fraticelli, L.A. and others (1987), Geologic map of the Redding 1 x 2 degree quadrangle: Shasta, Tehama, Humboldt, and Trinity counties, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 87-257, scale 1:250,000.

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