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Canyon Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° North , 123° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~93km
Mindat Locality ID:
240967
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:240967:5
GUID (UUID V4):
faa745af-6e8f-4a60-8a7c-791c41b809ac


A mining district around the town of Canyon City, along Canyon Creek and environs.

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12 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 24 localities in this region.
β“˜ Iron
Formula: Fe
Description: Strongly marked plates.
β“˜ Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Description: Strongly marked plates.
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ 'Manganese Oxides'
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region.
β“˜ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Description: Occurs as bands.
β“˜ Troilite
Formula: FeS
Description: Occurs as nodules to 2 mm scattered abundantly throughout the Ni-Fe matrix.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Iron1.AE.05Fe
β“˜var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
β“˜Taenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Troilite2.CC.10FeS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Manganese Oxides'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ CinnabarHgS
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ TroiliteFeS
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ IronFe
Feβ“˜ Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feβ“˜ TroiliteFeS
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niβ“˜ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
HgMercury
Hgβ“˜ CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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