Marguerite Mine, Bassetts, Sierra City Mining District, Sierra County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Marguerite Mine | Mine |
Bassetts | - not defined - |
Sierra City Mining District | Mining District |
Sierra County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 37' 32'' North , 120° 36' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Sierra City | 221 (2011) | 6.8km |
Whitehawk | 113 (2011) | 11.9km |
Valley Ranch | 109 (2011) | 13.1km |
C-Road | 150 (2011) | 15.5km |
Graeagle | 737 (2011) | 15.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
93414
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:93414:4
GUID (UUID V4):
08f2ba7c-26ac-4e04-af0e-2800ed0c952e
A former lode Au occurrence/mine located in sec. 3, T20N, R12E, MDM, 2.1 km (1.3 miles) WNW of Bassetts, NE of Lower Sardine Lake (3½ miles N of Sierra City), on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters. USGS mineral record card indicates no presence of Au in section 3.
Mineralization is a vein deposit. Local rocks include Quaternary glacial deposits.
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: | 10034790 |
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060910490