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Scott Bar, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 44' 31'' North , 123° 0' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.74194,-123.00306
GeoHash:
G#: 9r2t2yzum
GRN:
N28W67
KΓΆppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Fort Jones688 (2017)20.1km
Greenview201 (2011)22.7km
Yreka7,597 (2017)30.6km
Happy Camp1,190 (2015)31.8km
Etna716 (2017)32.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
218666
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:218666:8
GUID (UUID V4):
3d0700f0-8002-4b80-bffa-5d40fcd22e30


A populated place (town) located on the Scott River, a tributary of the Klamath River, 19 miles W of Yreka. Gold prospecting and logging remain the main industries until today. The town, river and valley are all named after pioneer John W. Scott who discovered gold during the California Gold Rush at Scott Bar.

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11 valid minerals.

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β“˜ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
β“˜ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 18 localities in this region.
Description: Placer material.
β“˜ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
Description: Occurs in Au ore.
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Petzite
Formula: Ag3AuTe2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Realgar
Formula: As4S4
β“˜ Tetradymite
Formula: Bi2Te2S
Description: Previously thought to be sylvanite.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Hessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
β“˜Petzite2.BA.75Ag3AuTe2
β“˜Tetradymite2.DC.05Bi2Te2S
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Realgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ RealgarAs4S4
Sβ“˜ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ RealgarAs4S4
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
Agβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
Teβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Teβ“˜ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
Auβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ TetradymiteBi2Te2S

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