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Low Divide Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° North , 123° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~48km
GRN:
N28W67
Type:
Mining District
KΓΆppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
29100
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:29100:3
GUID (UUID V4):
981bc4da-8697-407a-8c1f-ce4522b1b0b0


A mining area located 30 miles NE of Crescent City along Copper Creek and Hardscrabble Creek, W of High Divide.

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31 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Bismuth
Formula: Bi
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Description: Occurs in minor amounts.
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜ Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
Habit: Pyritohedral
Description: Occurs massive and as 1 mm crystals.
β“˜ Cobaltpentlandite
Formula: Co9S8
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
β“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
β“˜ Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Magnesiochromite
Formula: MgCr2O4
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Maucherite
Formula: Ni11As8
β“˜ Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
β“˜ Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite
Formula: (Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O
Colour: Greenish blue
β“˜ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Starkeyite
Formula: MgSO4 · 4H2O
Description: Occurs as veins in troilite.
β“˜ Starkeyite var. Iron-bearing Starkeyite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SO4 · 4H2O
Colour: Cream-coloured
Description: Occurs as fine-grained efflorescences on troilite.
β“˜ Tenorite
Formula: CuO
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ Tochilinite
Formula: Fe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10
β“˜ Troilite
Formula: FeS
Description: Occurs as massive material in a shear zone of serpentine.
β“˜ Valleriite
Formula: (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6

Gallery:

FeSβ“˜ Troilite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
β“˜Gold
var. Electrum		1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
β“˜Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Maucherite2.AB.15Ni11As8
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜Cobaltpentlandite2.BB.15Co9S8
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Troilite2.CC.10FeS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
β“˜Valleriite2.FD.30(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
β“˜Tochilinite2.FD.35Fe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
β“˜Magnesiochromite4.BB.05MgCr2O4
β“˜Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Starkeyite7.CB.15MgSO4 Β· 4H2O
β“˜var. Iron-bearing Starkeyite7.CB.15(Mg,Fe)SO4 Β· 4H2O
β“˜Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 Β· 5H2O
β“˜Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 Β· H2O
β“˜var. Copper-bearing Melanterite7.CB.35(Fe,Cu)SO4 Β· 7H2O
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 Β· 8H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Hβ“˜ StarkeyiteMgSO4 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ TochiliniteFe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10
Hβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Hβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Hβ“˜ Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite(Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O
Hβ“˜ Starkeyite var. Iron-bearing Starkeyite(Mg,Fe)SO4 · 4H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Oβ“˜ StarkeyiteMgSO4 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
Oβ“˜ TochiliniteFe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10
Oβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Oβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oβ“˜ Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite(Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O
Oβ“˜ Starkeyite var. Iron-bearing Starkeyite(Mg,Fe)SO4 · 4H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Mgβ“˜ StarkeyiteMgSO4 · 4H2O
Mgβ“˜ TochiliniteFe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10
Mgβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Mgβ“˜ Starkeyite var. Iron-bearing Starkeyite(Mg,Fe)SO4 · 4H2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
Sβ“˜ CobaltpentlanditeCo9S8
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Sβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ StarkeyiteMgSO4 · 4H2O
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sβ“˜ TochiliniteFe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10
Sβ“˜ TroiliteFeS
Sβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Sβ“˜ Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite(Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O
Sβ“˜ Starkeyite var. Iron-bearing Starkeyite(Mg,Fe)SO4 · 4H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crβ“˜ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Feβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ TochiliniteFe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10
Feβ“˜ TroiliteFeS
Feβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Feβ“˜ Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite(Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O
Feβ“˜ Starkeyite var. Iron-bearing Starkeyite(Mg,Fe)SO4 · 4H2O
CoCobalt
Coβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
Coβ“˜ CobaltpentlanditeCo9S8
Coβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ MaucheriteNi11As8
Niβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cuβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Cuβ“˜ Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite(Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
Asβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Asβ“˜ MaucheriteNi11As8
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AuGold
Auβ“˜ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ BismuthBi

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References

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 545.
Dunning, Gail E. and Joseph F. Cooper, Jr. (2002) Paragenesis of Troilite from the Low Divide District, Del Norte County, California OCCASSIONAL WEB PUBLICATIONS OF THE BAY AREA MINERALOGISTS
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