Lion Mine, Stonyford, Coast Ranges, Colusa County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Lion Mine | Mine |
Stonyford | - not defined - |
Coast Ranges | - not defined - |
Colusa County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 19' 34'' North , 122° 32' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
73325
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:73325:3
GUID (UUID V4):
2fc51db3-1bdc-4cc4-a24d-66ee97f5068d
A former Cu mine located in sec. 17, T17N, R6W (MDM), 5.5 km (3.4 miles) S of Stonyford, along Hyphus Creek. Discovered in 1861. Operated by J. F. Easton (1908). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in serpentinite and basalt. The ore body strikes NW and dips 45SW at a thickness of 1.22 meters. Local rocks include ultramafic rocks, chiefly Mesozoic, unit 3 (Coast Ranges and Western Klamath Mountains).
Workings include underground openings comprised of 2 shafts (a vertical shaft and an incline), plus an ore adit.
Production information: Some picked ore was shipped in the early days. No production was reported.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Copper Formula: Cu |
β Cuprite Formula: Cu2O References: |
β Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite Formula: Cu2O |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
β | var. Chalcotrichite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite | Cu2O |
O | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite | Cu2O |
Cu | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
Cu | β Copper | Cu |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10102832 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Franciscan DomainDomain
- Round Valley BasinBasin
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