Bear Cat occurrence (J. Charney and P. Magee property), Little Red Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Tehama County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bear Cat occurrence (J. Charney and P. Magee property) | Occurrence |
| Little Red Mountain | Mountain |
| Klamath Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Tehama County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 18' 20'' North , 122° 57' 34'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ruth | 195 (2011) | 30.9km |
| Hayfork | 2,368 (2011) | 33.5km |
| Douglas City | 713 (2011) | 38.5km |
| Lewiston | 1,193 (2011) | 46.5km |
| Weaverville | 3,600 (2011) | 47.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
95972
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:95972:7
GUID (UUID V4):
4429bdaa-9d5c-4d0f-a570-b4b9cb72e8b0
A former Cr mine located in sec. 2, T28N, R10W, MDM, (Assumed Spot At Center Of Sect 2), 1.9 km (6,200 feet) N of Little Red Mountain (coordinates of record), along Little Red Mountain Creek, near its confluence with Beegum Creek, on National Forest land. Operated by J. Cherney and P. Magee (1965). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is a Cr deposit hosted in serpentinite. The ore body is lenticular in form. This prospect is at the S end of the Beegum Creek body, an irregularly exposed ultramafic belt that trends NW from Little Red Mountain into Trinity County. The exposed ultramfic rock is 3 to 4 km wide in the vicinity of Little Red Mountain. Local rocks include Ultramafic rocks, chiefly Mesozoic, unit 2 (Western Sierra Nevada and Klamath Mountains).
Production data are found in: California Division of Mining and Geology Mineral property report (unpublished).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10043452 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0061030064
