Red Cap Creek Mine (Red Cap Mine; La Perin Mine; Sky Chief Mine), Red Cap Creek, Opegoi, Weitchpec Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 13' 52'' North , 123° 31' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Willow Creek | 1,710 (2011) | 33.6km |
Trinity Village | 297 (2011) | 39.5km |
Burnt Ranch | 281 (2011) | 47.1km |
Blue Lake | 1,252 (2017) | 54.5km |
Junction City | 680 (2011) | 68.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
76845
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:76845:3
GUID (UUID V4):
82587215-b95c-41f8-bc8d-04b504a37b8b
A former Cu mine located in sec. 29, T10N, R6E, HM, 50 miles N or Eureka on the divide between Red Cap Creek and Boise Creek.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in serpentinite and diorite. NOTE: species listed were recorded as float.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
β Copper Formula: Cu |
β Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
---|---|---|---|
β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
---|---|---|
O | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
Cu | β Copper | Cu |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
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