True Blue Mine, Carrville, Carrville Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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True Blue Mine | Mine |
Carrville | - not defined - |
Carrville Mining District | Mining District |
Klamath Mountains | Mountain Range |
Trinity County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 3' 2'' North , 122° 42' 16'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Coffee Creek | 217 (2011) | 4.3km |
Trinity Center | 267 (2011) | 7.5km |
Lakehead | 461 (2011) | 31.7km |
Lewiston | 1,193 (2011) | 39.1km |
French Gulch | 346 (2011) | 39.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
96959
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:96959:3
GUID (UUID V4):
ff4e05d1-f416-4238-a919-a3ac86ab82a6
A former lode Au mine located in the W½ (estimated) sec. 20, T37N, R7W, MDM, 1.6 km (5,300 feet) S of Carrville, along the western shore of Clair Engle Lake, on National Forest land. Discovered in 1892. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is hosted in slate and diorite (MacDonald (1912) describes the host rock as andesitic greenstone). Local rocks include Carboniferous marine rocks, unit 4 (Eastern Klamath Mountains).
Workings include underground openings comprised of a 300 foot adit.
Production data are found in: Brown (1913).
Au was produced from a small pocket in 1911.
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: | 10103402 |
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0061051163