McCall Mine, Delta, Dog Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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McCall Mine | Mine |
Delta | - not defined - |
Dog Creek Mining District | Mining District |
Klamath Mountains | Mountain Range |
Shasta County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 55' 43'' North , 122° 28' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Lakehead | 461 (2011) | 7.8km |
Trinity Center | 267 (2011) | 20.5km |
Mountain Gate | 943 (2011) | 26.2km |
Coffee Creek | 217 (2011) | 27.0km |
Central Valley (historical) | 4,340 (2015) | 28.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Shasta Gem & Mineral Society | Redding, California | 39km |
Mindat Locality ID:
92770
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:92770:0
GUID (UUID V4):
ce94ee59-a038-4715-8a23-a4a746fd6e43
A former lode Au mine located in sec. 32, T36N, R5W, MDM, 3.9 km (2.4 miles) WSW of Delta, on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is hosted in granodiorite and slate. The ore body is tabular in form, strikes N50W, dips 90, at a thickness of 0.91 meters. The footwall is granodiorite and the hanging wall is slate. Local rocks include carboniferous marine rocks, unit 4 (Eastern Klamath Mountains).
Workings include underground openings and consist of 4 adits from 50 to 1,200 feet long and 400 feet of drifts.
Little high grade ore was found.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10213625 |
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060890253