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Copper Crest group, Mammoth Butte, Backbone District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc District, Klamath Mts, Shasta Co., California, USA
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Metals, other than the Platinum Group | ||
| Copper | 1.1.1.3 | Cu |
| Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
| Silver | 1.1.1.2 | Ag |
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | ||
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:1 | ||
| Chalcocite | 2.4.7.1 | Cu2S |
| Digenite | 2.4.7.3 | Cu9S5 |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:2 | ||
| Bornite | 2.5.2.1 | Cu5FeS4 |
| AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | ||
| Covellite | 2.8.12.1 | CuS |
| Galena | 2.8.1.1 | PbS |
| Greenockite | 2.8.7.2 | CdS |
| Sphalerite | 2.8.2.1 | ZnS |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1 | ||
| Chalcopyrite | 2.9.1.1 | CuFeS2 |
| Idaite | 2.9.14.1 | Cu5FeS6 |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | ||
| Arsenopyrite | 2.12.4.1 | FeAsS |
| Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - SULFOSALTS | ||
| 3 <ΓΈ < 4 | ||
| Tennantite | 3.3.6.2 | (Cu,Ag,Fe,Zn)12As4S13 |
| Tetrahedrite | 3.3.6.1 | (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)12Sb4S13 |
| Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | ||
| A(XO3) | ||
| Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | ||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | ||
| Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals | ||
| 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| Muscovite var: Sericite | - | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
20 entries listed. 19 valid minerals.
References
Eric, J.C. (1948), Copper in California: California Division of Mines Bulletin 144: 32.
USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10033814.
U.S. Bureau of Mines, Minerals Availability System (MAS) file ID #0060890
USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10033814.
U.S. Bureau of Mines, Minerals Availability System (MAS) file ID #0060890
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