Great Northern Mine (J. N. P. Mining Company; Herzog-Morgan claims; Minnehaha Mine; Mercury Mine; Morgan Brothers Mine; Empire Mine; Empire Canyon), Cinnabar Camp, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 55' 0'' North , 122° 43' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Mindat Locality ID:
94369
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:94369:2
GUID (UUID V4):
2eca8002-1d19-4139-a025-2617b7b0d946
A former Hg mine located in sec. 22, T46N, R10W, (and in secs. 13, 14, 24 & 25, T47E, R8W [secs. 24 & 25, T48N, R9W - per Pemberton](?)), MDM, 0.7 km (2,200 feet) NNW of Cinnabar Camp and 3.6 km (2.2 miles) S of Bullion Mountain (on the Klamath River, 4 miles W of Oak Bar near the head of Empire Creek, and adjacent to the Cowgill Mine (which is near Cinnabar Camp) [???]). Alternate coordinates provided: 41°55'0"N, 122°43'52"W. NOTE: There are discrepant sets of data regarding geographic location of this mine. The name, mining district, species and some references are shared in common between the two sets of data. The primary coordinates provided are based on the closest to contextual features (Empire Creek and Oak Bar).
Mineralization is a Hg silica-carbonate deposit in a shear zone, hosted in hornfels and schist.
Production data are found in: USBM file data.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS Description: Occurrence includes small, semi-transparent crystals obtained from gold sluicing were once sold to Chinese miners for medicinal purposes. Occurs filling veins in breccia at a contact of metamorphic rock and granite. References: |
| ⓘ Mercury Formula: Hg Description: Occurs sparingly. References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Mercury | 1.AD.05 | Hg |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | ⓘ Mercury | Hg |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Cascade RangeMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Calaveras-Baker DomainDomain
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