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Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas Co., California, USAi
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Quartz, etc.

Plumas Quartz Mine, Taylorsville, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas Co., California, USA
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Stilbite Subgroup

Superior Mine, Lights Creek Copper deposits, Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas Co., California, USA
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Siderite

Superior Mine, Lights Creek Copper deposits, Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas Co., California, USA
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Stilbite Subgroup

Superior Mine, Lights Creek Copper deposits, Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas Co., California, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Plumas Quartz Mine, Taylorsville, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas Co., California, USA
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Stilbite Subgroup

Superior Mine, Lights Creek Copper deposits, Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas Co., California, USA
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Siderite

Superior Mine, Lights Creek Copper deposits, Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas Co., California, USA
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Stilbite Subgroup

Superior Mine, Lights Creek Copper deposits, Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas Co., California, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Plumas Quartz Mine, Taylorsville, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas Co., California, USA
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Stilbite Subgroup

Superior Mine, Lights Creek Copper deposits, Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas Co., California, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° North , 120° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~22km
GRN:
N27W67
Locality type:
Belt
KΓΆppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate


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42 valid minerals.

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β“˜ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Reference: Econ Geol (1977) 72:796-803
β“˜ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Description: Occurs as druses in pegmatites and as an accessory mineral in igneous rocks.
Reference: Turner, Henry Ward & A.F. Rogers (1914), A geologic and microscopic study of a magmatic copper sulphide deposit in Plumas County, California, and its modification by ascending secondary enrichment: Economic Geology: 9: 373; Graton, Louis Caryl & D.H. McLaughlin (1917), Ore deposition and enrichment at Engels, California: Economic Geology: 12: 18; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 370.
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Reference: Graton, Louis Caryl & D.H. McLaughlin (1917), Ore deposition and enrichment at Engels, California: Economic Geology: 12: 34; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 79.
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Reference: www.mineralsocal.org
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.; Hamilton, Fletcher Report XVII of the State Mineralogist - Miningh in California During 1920 California State Mining Bureau Jan 1921
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10286027.
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.
Description: Occurs in important amounts. Some material forms microscopic "graphic intergrowths" with chalcocite.
Reference: Diller, J.S. (1905), Mineral resources of the Indian Valley region, California, USGDS Bulletin 260: 47; Turner, Henry Ward & A.F. Rogers (1914), A geologic and microscopic study of a magmatic copper sulphide deposit in Plumas County, California, and its modification by ascending secondary enrichment: Economic Geology: 9: 377, 379; Rogers, Austin Flint (1916), The so-called graphic intergrowth of bornite and chalcocite: Economic Geology: 11: 587; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 94, 97; Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 834pp.: 196.
β“˜ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Description: Occurs as crystals.
Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 114; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 298.
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
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Carbonatecyanotrichite

Engles Mine, Lights Creek Copper deposits, Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas Co., California, USA
β“˜ Carbonatecyanotrichite
Formula: Cu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Habit: Radial fibrous aggregates
Colour: Bright blue
Reference: Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 298.
β“˜ 'Chabazite'
Reference: Knopf, Adolf & Charles A. Anderson (1930), The Engels copper deposits, California: Economic Geology: 25: 30; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 352; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 380.
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Reference: Diller, J.S. (1905), Mineral resources of the Indian Valley region, California, USGDS Bulletin 260: 47; Turner, Henry Ward & A.F. Rogers (1914), A geologic and microscopic study of a magmatic copper sulphide deposit in Plumas County, California, and its modification by ascending secondary enrichment: Economic Geology: 9: 377, 379; Rogers, Austin Flint (1916), The so-called graphic intergrowth of bornite and chalcocite: Economic Geology: 11: 587; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 94, 97; Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 834pp.: 196.
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Reference: Dana 6:82; USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10077089.; Diller, J.S. (1905), Mineral resources of the Indian Valley region, California, USGS Bulletin 260: 45-49.
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
Reference: Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
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Chrysocolla

Engles Mine, Lights Creek Copper deposits, Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas Co., California, USA
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Description: Occurs banded with malachite.
Reference: Dana, Edward Salisbury (1892), System of mineralogy, 6th. ed., 1134 pp., Wiley & Sons, New York: 1096; Kunz, George Frederick (1905a), Gems, jewelers’ materials, and ornamental stones of California: California Division Mines Bulletin 37, 171 pp.: 102; Graton, Louis Caryl & D.H. McLaughlin (1917), Ore deposition and enrichment at Engels, California: Economic Geology: 20; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 514.
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
Reference: Copper Handbook 1911
β“˜ Cordierite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
Colour: Blue
Description: Occurs as a marginal replacement o0f bornite and chalcopyrite - as blue needles.
Reference: Turner, Henry Ward & A.F. Rogers (1914), A geologic and microscopic study of a magmatic copper sulphide deposit in Plumas County, California, and its modification by ascending secondary enrichment: Economic Geology: 9: 379; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 161; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 99.
β“˜ Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
Reference: Knopf, Adolf (1935), Copper resources of the world; Plumas County copper belt, California: 16th. International Geol. Cong., I: 241-245; Smith, A.R. (1970) Trace elements in the Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology Special Report 103: 3-26; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 93.
β“˜ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
Reference: Graton, Louis Caryl & D.H. McLaughlin (1917), Ore deposition and enrichment at Engels, California: Economic Geology: 12: 15, 20; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 175.
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Reference: Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
Reference: Graton, Louis Caryl & D.H. McLaughlin (1917), Ore deposition and enrichment at Engels, California: Economic Geology: 12: 18; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 219.
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: Averill, Charles V. (1937), Mineral resources of Plumas County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 33): 33(2): 98, 113; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 103.
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 26 localities in this region.
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Colour: Green
Reference: Kunz, George Frederick (1905a), Gems, jewelers’ materials, and ornamental stones of California: California Division Mines Bulletin 37, 171 pp.: 52; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 195.
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Description: Occurs in a large vein.
Reference: MacBoyle, Errol (1920a), Mines and mineral resources of Plumas County: California Mining Bureau. Report 16, 188 pp. (published as separate chapter): 36; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 216.
β“˜ 'Heulandite'
Description: Occurs abundantly replacing feldspar.
Reference: Graton, Louis Caryl & D.H. McLaughlin (1917), Ore deposition and enrichment at Engels, California: Economic Geology: 12: 18; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 219; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 377.
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Reference: Knopf, Adolf & Charles A. Anderson (1930), The Engels copper deposits, California: Economic Geology: 25: 27; Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 834pp.: 539; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 295; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 173.
β“˜ Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Description: Occurs in minor amounts.
Reference: Graton, Louis Caryl & D.H. McLaughlin (1917), Ore deposition and enrichment at Engels, California: Economic Geology: 12: 18, 34; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 238; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 384.
β“˜ 'Limonite'
Reference: Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: Graton, Louis Caryl & D.H. McLaughlin (1917), Ore deposition and enrichment at Engels, California: Economic Geology: 12: 34; Knopf, Adolf & Charles A. Anderson (1930), The Engels copper deposits, California: Economic Geology: 25: 14-35; […Geol. Zentralbl., Band 42: 366 (1930)]: 27; Averill, Charles V. (1937), Mineral resources of Plumas County: California Division Mines Report 33: 93-98; Smith, A.R. (1970) Trace elements in the Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology Special Report 103: 3-26; Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 834pp.: 539.
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Description: Occurs banded with chrysocolla.
Reference: Kunz, George Frederick (1905a), Gems, jewelers’ materials, and ornamental stones of California: California Division Mines Bulletin 37, 171 pp.: 102; Graton, Louis Caryl & D.H. McLaughlin (1917), Ore deposition and enrichment at Engels, California: Economic Geology: 20; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 514.
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Reference: Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
β“˜ Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Description: Occurs in druses of pegmatite.
Reference: Graton, Louis Caryl & D.H. McLaughlin (1917), Ore deposition and enrichment at Engels, California: Economic Geology: 12: 18; Knopf, Adolf & Charles A. Anderson (1930), The Engels copper deposits, California: Economic Geology: 25: 3; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 277, 352; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 380.
β“˜ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Description: Occurs as a product of hydrothermal activity.
Reference: Graton, Louis Caryl & D.H. McLaughlin (1917), Ore deposition and enrichment at Engels, California: Economic Geology: 12: 18, 34; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 295; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 490.
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Hamilton, Fletcher Report XVII of the State Mineralogist - Miningh in California During 1920 California State Mining Bureau Jan 1921
β“˜ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10286027
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Reference: Diller, J.S. (1905), Mineral resources of the Indian Valley region, California, USGS Bulletin 260: 45-49; Diller, J.S. (1908), Geology of the Taylorsville region, California: USGS Bulletin 353: 115; Knopf, Adolf (1935), Copper resources of the world; Plumas County copper belt, California: 16th. International Geol. Cong., I: 244; Averill, Charles V. (1937), Mineral resources of Plumas County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 33): 33(2): 97.
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Quartz, etc.

Plumas Quartz Mine, Taylorsville, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas Co., California, USA
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Colour: Red
Description: Commented upon as having "good red color."
Reference: Trask, Parker Davies, Ivan F. Wilson & F.S. Simons (1943), Manganese deposits of California – a summary report: California Division Mines Bulletin 125: 153; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 322.
β“˜ Scolecite
Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Habit: Fibrous
Description: Occurs as a hydrothermal mineral in small veinlets of finely radial fibers.
Reference: Graton, Louis Caryl & D.H. McLaughlin (1917), Ore deposition and enrichment at Engels, California: Economic Geology: 12: 18, 34; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 332; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 372.
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Siderite

Superior Mine, Lights Creek Copper deposits, Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas Co., California, USA
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Description: Occurs with Cu minerals.
Reference: Graton, Louis Caryl & D.H. McLaughlin (1917), Ore deposition and enrichment at Engels, California: Economic Geology: 12: 19; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 337.
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Reference: Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
β“˜ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
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Stilbite Subgroup

Superior Mine, Lights Creek Copper deposits, Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas Co., California, USA
β“˜ 'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Colour: White, brown
Description: Occurs in cavities of basic rock.
Reference: Knopf, Adolf & Charles A. Anderson (1930), The Engels copper deposits, California: Economic Geology: 25: 30; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 352; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 380.
β“˜ Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3
Description: Occurs as large masses of divergent, columnar crystals.
Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 354.
β“˜ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Reference: Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, file #10077099.
β“˜ Thomsonite-Ca
Formula: NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Reference: Graton, Louis Caryl & D.H. McLaughlin (1917), Ore deposition and enrichment at Engels, California: Economic Geology: 12: 18; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 366; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 372.
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Description: Occurs as numerous irregular grains with apatite in diorite country rock.
Reference: Graton, Louis Caryl & D.H. McLaughlin (1917), Ore deposition and enrichment at Engels, California: Economic Geology: 12: 34; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 79, 344.
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Reference: Econ Geol (1977) 72:796-803

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Cubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
β“˜Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Jamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
β“˜'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
β“˜Strontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜Carbonatecyanotrichite7.DE.10Cu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 Β· 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Actinolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) Β· H2O
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1
β“˜Cordierite9.CJ.10(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
β“˜Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Laumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 Β· 4H2O
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Natrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
β“˜Rhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
β“˜Scolecite9.GA.05CaAl2Si3O10 Β· 3H2O
β“˜Thomsonite-Ca9.GA.10NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] Β· 6H2O
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
β“˜'Chabazite'-
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Feldspar Group'-
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Heulandite'-
β“˜'Limonite'-
β“˜'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
β“˜'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] Β· nH2O
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ CarbonatecyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Hβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Hβ“˜ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ CarbonatecyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Cβ“˜ StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ CarbonatecyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Oβ“˜ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Oβ“˜ StrontianiteSrCO3
Oβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naβ“˜ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Naβ“˜ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Mgβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alβ“˜ CarbonatecyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Alβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Alβ“˜ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Alβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alβ“˜ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Alβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Alβ“˜ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Alβ“˜ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Alβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Siβ“˜ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Siβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Siβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Siβ“˜ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Siβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ CarbonatecyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Sβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Caβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caβ“˜ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Caβ“˜ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Caβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Feβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Feβ“˜ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ CarbonatecyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cuβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cuβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Asβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
SrStrontium
Srβ“˜ StrontianiteSrCO3
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sbβ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
Sbβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14

References

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Smith, A.R. (1970) Trace elements in the Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology Special Report 103: 3-26.

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