Golden Summit Mining District, Butte Co., California, USAi
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Golden Summit Mining District | Mining District |
Butte Co. | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° North , 121° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~57km
Locality type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
A Au mining area located near the Plumas County line.
Regions containing this locality
Pacific Ocean | Ocean |
North America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
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β Gold Formula: Au Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region. |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10028499. |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10028499. |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
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 | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
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Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
β | Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
β | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES | |||
AB2X4 | |||
β | Magnetite | 7.2.2.3 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
β | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10036026.
Localities in this Region
- California
- Butte Co.
- California
- Butte Co.
- Golden Summit Mining District
- Butte Co.
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