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West Shasta Copper - Zinc District, Klamath Mts, Shasta Co., California, USA
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
| Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | ||
| Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| var: Blister Copper | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| Freibergite | 2.GB.05 | (Ag4+2xCu2-2x)[(Cu, Ag)4(Fe, Zn)2]Sb4S12S1-x (0 < x < 1) |
| Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Greenockite | 2.CB.45 | CdS |
| Idaite | 2.CB.15a | Cu5FeS6 |
| Proustite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3AsS3 |
| Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17) |
| Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Stephanite | 2.GB.10 | Ag5SbS4 |
| Tennantite | 2.GB.05 | (Cu,Ag,Fe,Zn)12As4S13 |
| Tetrahedrite | 2.GB.05 | (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)12Sb4S13 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | ||
| Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| var: Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Lepidocrocite | 4.FE.15 | γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Maghemite | 4.BB.15 | Fe3+2O3 |
| Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | ||
| Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 6 - Borates | ||
| Inyoite | 6.CA.35 | Ca(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | ||
| Antlerite | 7.BB.15 | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
| Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Chalcanthite | 7.CB.20 | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| Copiapite ? | 7.DB.35 | Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| Coquimbite | 7.CB.55 | Fe2-xAlx(SO4)3 · 9H2O, x ~0.5 |
| Halotrichite | 7.CB.85 | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | FeSO4 · 7H2O |
| Rhomboclase | 7.CB.55 | (H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O |
| Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Voltaite | 7.CC.25 | K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | ||
| Pyromorphite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | ||
| Muscovite var: Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified Minerals | ||
| 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| Limonite | - | FeO(OH) · nH2O |
| 'Tourmaline' | - | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
53 entries listed. 50 valid minerals.
References
Kinkel, Arthur Rudolph, Jr., Wayne E. Hall & J.P. Albers (1956) Geology and base metal deposits of west Shasta copper-zinc district, Shasta County, California: USGS Professional Paper 285, 156 pp.
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