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Golden Summit Mining District, Butte Co., California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° North , 121° West (est.)
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~57km
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A Au mining area located near the Plumas County line.

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4 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

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
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
Metals, other than the Platinum Group
β“˜Gold1.1.1.1Au
Group 2 - SULFIDES
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2
β“˜Pyrite2.12.1.1FeS2
Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES
AB2X4
β“˜Magnetite7.2.2.3Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si
β“˜Quartz75.1.3.1SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu

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USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10036026.

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