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Edmanton Mining District (Meadow Valley Mining District), Plumas Co., California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° North , 120° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~75km
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A mining area located 12 miles SW of Quincy.

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24 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Colour: White
Description: Occurs as white dikes in serpentine.
Reference: Wheeler, G.M. (1875), Geographical and geological explorations and surveys west of the 100th meridian, III (geology): 379; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 182.
β“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Reference: Andrew Lawson Univ. California, Dep. Geol. Bull. 3 (1903)219-229
β“˜ 'Amphibole Asbestos'
Reference: Logan, Clarence August (1943), Current mining activity in Plumas County: California Division Mines Report39: 85-87; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 67.
β“˜ Axinite-(Fe)
Formula: Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Colour: Gray
Description: Particularly Mn-poor; large masses of material as a major constituent of metamorphic rock.
Reference: Hietanen, Anna and Erd, R.C. (1978), Ferroaxinites from the Feather River area, northern California, and from the McGrath and Russian Mission quadrangles, Alaska. USGS Journal of Resources: 6: 603-610; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 507.
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Reference: Turner, Henry Ward (1896), Further contributions to the geology of the Sierra Nevada: USGS, 17th. Annual Report, part 1: 587; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 98.
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Andrew Lawson Univ. California, Dep. Geol. Bull. 3 (1903)219-229
β“˜ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Reference: Rynearson, Garn Arthur (1953), Geological investigations of chromite in California: Chromite deposits in the northern Sierra Nevada, California. California Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 134, part 3 chapter 5: 292.
β“˜ 'Chrysoprase'
Description: Occurs in gravels.
Reference: Kunz, George Frederick (1902), Precious stones: Mineral Resources U.S., 1901: 755; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 317.
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
Reference: Turner, Henry Ward (1895), Gold in serpentine: American Journal of Science, 3rd. series: vol. 49; Turner, Henry Ward (1896), Further contributions to the geology of the Sierra Nevada: USGS, 17th. Annual Report, part 1: 590; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 322.
β“˜ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Habit: Crystals to 5cm in length
Colour: Violet blue
Reference: Pratt, Joseph Hyde (1906), Corundum and its occurrence and distribution in the United States: USGS Bulletin 269: 42; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 255; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 431.; Andrew Lawson Univ. California, Dep. Geol. Bull. 3 (1903)219-229
β“˜ Diamond
Formula: C
Reference: Kunz, George Frederick (1905a), Gems, jewelers’ materials, and ornamental stones of California: California Division Mines Bulletin 37, 171 pp.: 31; Bradley, W.W. (1928), California’s commercial nonmetallic minerals: Mining Congress Journal: 14: 669; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 171.
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: Andrew Lawson Univ. California, Dep. Geol. Bull. 3 (1903)219-229
β“˜ Edenite
Formula: NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Reference: Andrew Lawson Univ. California, Dep. Geol. Bull. 3 (1903)219-229
β“˜ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Reference: Andrew Lawson Univ. California, Dep. Geol. Bull. 3 (1903)219-229
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 34 localities in this region.
Description: Placer material.
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10189192; U.S. Bureau of Mines, Western Field Operations Center (WFOC), Minerals Information Listing Service (MILS); (MILS-WFOC) production files.
β“˜ Hausmannite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+2O4
Reference: Miser, Hugh Dinsmore & John G. Fairchild (1920), Hausmannite in the Batesville district, Arkansas: Washington Academy of Science Journal: 10: 6; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 215.
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Reference: MacBoyle, Errol (1920a), Mines and mineral resources of Plumas County: California Mining Bureau. Report 16, 188 pp. (published as separate chapter): 12; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 216.
β“˜ 'Limonite'
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10261228
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: Andrew Lawson Univ. California, Dep. Geol. Bull. 3 (1903)219-229
β“˜ Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
Reference: Bradley, W.W., et al (1918), Manganese and chromium in California: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 76: 53-54; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 298.
β“˜ Margarite
Formula: CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Reference: Pratt, Joseph Hyde (1906), Corundum and its occurrence and distribution in the United States: USGS Bulletin 269: 42; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 255; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 431.; Andrew Lawson Univ. California, Dep. Geol. Bull. 3 (1903)219-229
β“˜ 'Plumasite'
Reference: Lawson, Andrew Cowper (1903), Plumasite, an oligoclase corundum rock, near Spanish Peak, California: University of California, Department of Geological Sciences Bulletin: 3: 219-229.
β“˜ 'Psilomelane'
Reference: Bradley, W.W., et al (1918), Manganese and chromium in California: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 76: 53-54; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 298.
β“˜ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Description: Common near the lode.
Reference: Turner, Henry Ward (1898a), Description of the gold belt; description of the Bidwell Bar sheet: USGS Geol. Atlas, Bidwell Bar folio (No. 43), 6 pp.: 6; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 304.
β“˜ Pyrophyllite
Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Reference: Schrader, Frank Charles, R.W. Stone & Samuel Sanford (1917), Useful minerals of the United States (a revision of Bulletin 585): USGS Bulletin 624: 71; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 306; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 416.
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Colour: Blue
Description: Occurs as veins of blue Quartz in serpentine.
Reference: Turner, Henry Ward (1896), Notice of some syenite rocks from California: American Geologist: 17: 388; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 315.
β“˜ Quartz var. Rose Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Colour: Deep rose-pink
Description: Deeply colored material.
Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 315.
β“˜ Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Reference: Trask, Parker Davies, Ivan F. Wilson & F.S. Simons (1943), Manganese deposits of California – a summary report: California Division Mines Bulletin 125: 151-153; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 322.
β“˜ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Reference: Wheeler, G.M. (1875), Geographical and geological explorations and surveys west of the 100th meridian, III (geology): 379; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 182.
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Description: Occurs as small crystals.
Reference: Turner, Henry Ward (1898a), Description of the gold belt; description of the Bidwell Bar sheet: USGS Geol. Atlas, Bidwell Bar folio (No. 43), 6 pp.: 6; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 370.
β“˜ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Reference: Logan, Clarence August (1943), Current mining activity in Plumas County: California Division Mines Report39: 85-87; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 398.
β“˜ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 389.
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Description: Principal constituent of heavy sands from placer diggings.
Reference: Turner, Henry Ward (1898b), Notes on rocks and minerals from California: American Journal of Science, 4th. Series: 5: 426; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 392.
β“˜ Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Reference: Turner, Henry Ward (1896), Further contributions to the geology of the Sierra Nevada: USGS, 17th. Annual Report, part 1: 590; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 393.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
β“˜Diamond1.CB.10aC
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
β“˜Hausmannite4.BB.10Mn2+Mn3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Manganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
β“˜Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Rose Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜var. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
β“˜Axinite-(Fe)9.BD.20Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
β“˜Edenite9.DE.15NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
β“˜Margarite9.EC.30CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
β“˜Pyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜Rhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
β“˜Tremolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Zoisite9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Amphibole Asbestos'-
β“˜'Chrysoprase'-
β“˜'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
β“˜'Limonite'-
β“˜'Plumasite'-
β“˜'Psilomelane'-
β“˜'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Hβ“˜ MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Bβ“˜ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ DiamondC
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Oβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oβ“˜ HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oβ“˜ EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Oβ“˜ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Naβ“˜ EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Alβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alβ“˜ EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Alβ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siβ“˜ EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Caβ“˜ MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Caβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Caβ“˜ EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caβ“˜ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Mnβ“˜ HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
Mnβ“˜ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Mnβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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