Blue Bell Quartz Mine (Blue Bell Qtz.; Blue Bell Gp.; Blue Bell Mine; German Cons.; German Mine), Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 21' 12'' North , 120° 41' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 185 (2011) | 9.0km |
| Alta | 610 (2011) | 19.2km |
| Dutch Flat | 160 (2011) | 20.5km |
| Kingvale | 143 (2011) | 23.1km |
| Sierra City | 221 (2011) | 24.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada County Gem & Mineral Society | Grass Valley, California | 35km |
Mindat Locality ID:
83878
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:83878:9
GUID (UUID V4):
d39147d2-3906-44f3-b978-3a1c2c88f383
A former lode Au-Pb occurrence/mine located in the center of the boundary between secs. 11 & 12, T17N, R11E, MDM, about 5.6 km ENE of Omega and about 11.6 km SSE of Graniteville, on the N canyon wall of the South Yuba River (2 miles W of Fuller Lake), on private (patented) land, within a National Forest area. Property comprises 16.95 acres. MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated. This mine is presented as being located in the Graniteville District by Clark (1970a) under both names (Blue Bell Mine and German Mine).
NOTE: USGS MRDS database file #10007448 presents MRDS file #10188556 as a related file under the primary name of "Washington Consolidated" and places it in sec. 9, T17N, R11E, MDM. The greater portion of this latter section is S of the South Yuba River near Omega.
Mineralization is hosted in slate & granite. The ore body is 4.27 meters thick. The veins are in a belt of slate between granites. The veins are 3 feet and 2 to 14 feet thick. Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 4 (Klamath Mountains and Northern Sierra Nevada).
Workings include underground openings with a length of 121.92 meters and an overall depth of 62.79 meters and comprised of an incline, drifts and stopes.
Production data are found in: Irelan, William, Jr. (1888b).
production information: average $9 (period values) Au/ton; 2% sulfides valued at $160 to $250 (period values)/ton.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10007448 |
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