Horse Creek, Klamath River Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Horse Creek | Creek |
Klamath River Mining District | Mining District |
Klamath Mountains | Mountain Range |
Siskiyou County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 49' 27'' North , 122° 59' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Fort Jones | 688 (2017) | 27.3km |
Greenview | 201 (2011) | 31.3km |
Yreka | 7,597 (2017) | 31.5km |
Happy Camp | 1,190 (2015) | 32.1km |
Hornbrook | 248 (2011) | 37.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
217417
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:217417:7
GUID (UUID V4):
730a57dc-773e-4eb8-861f-b5ced63d8fa5
A populated place (town) located along the Klamath River at its confluence with Horse Creek (stream), E of Seiad Valley (town).
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β Cinnabar Formula: HgS Localities: Horse Creek Mine (Horse Creek prospect; Minnehaha and Barsten Lange; Barton - Lange), Horse Creek, Klamath River Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA Unnamed Hg occurrence [1], Horse Creek, Klamath River Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA Description: Occurs in small amounts in seams in hornblende schist. References: |
β Gold Formula: Au Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region. |
β 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 Description: Occurs as hornblende schist. |
β 'Silica' |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | β»Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
β | 'Silica' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Cinnabar | HgS |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | β Cinnabar | HgS |
Localities in this Region
- California
- Siskiyou County
- Klamath Mountains
- Klamath River Mining District
- Horse Creek
- Barnum Brothers Quartz Mine
- Berton and Litcham Mine
- Big Bend placer
- Blue Lead Placer Mine
- Boles Mine
- Bret; Lacy and Barton Mine
- Brown Locust Placer Mine
- Copper Mountain group (Barnum Brothers Copper prospect; Virginia claims)
- Gearhart placer
- Gerhart Placer Mine (Gayhart Mine)
- Gilfeather Mine
- Hamaker claim
- Horse Creek Mine (Horse Creek prospect; Minnehaha and Barsten Lange; Barton - Lange)
- Horse Creek
- Klamath River Mining District
- Klamath Mountains
- Siskiyou County
- California
- Siskiyou County
- Klamath Mountains
- Klamath River Mining District
- Horse Creek
- Joe Company Placer Mine
- Lawrence N. Newton claim
- Leonard Placer Mine
- Moccasin placer
- Robert Rainey claim
- Scandia No. 1 Placer Mine
- Unidentified Au placer [122]
- Unnamed Au-Cu occurrence [1]
- Unnamed Au drift mine [139]
- Unnamed Cr occurrences [13]
- Unnamed Fe occurrence [1]
- Unnamed Hg occurrence [1]
- Unnamed silica occurrence [3]
- Horse Creek
- Klamath River Mining District
- Klamath Mountains
- Siskiyou County
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- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
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