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Weitchpec Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Humboldt Co., 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:
~87km
Locality type:


A placer Au-PGE mining area extending northward from the mouth of the Trinity River to the mouth of the Salmon River, including around Weitchpec Creek and the Klamath River.

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10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Reference: Crawford, James John (1894), Twelfth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 12: 66; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 110.
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Reference: Hershey, Oscar H. (1908), Primary chalcocite in California: Mining and Scientific Press: 6: 429-430; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 129.
β“˜ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Reference: O’Brien, J.C. (1943), Current notes on activity in the strategic minerals, Redding field district: California Division Mines Report 39: 78; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 140.
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
Reference: Blake, Wm. P. (1867b), Mineralogical notices II: American Journal of Science, 2nd. series: 43: 124-125; Crawford, James John (1894), Twelfth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 12: 66; Aubury, Lewis E. (1902), The copper resources of California: California Mining Bureau Bulletin 23: 127; Hershey, Oscar H. (1908), Primary chalcocite in California: Mining and Scientific Press: 6: 429-430; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 110, 129, 157.
β“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Reference: Hershey, Oscar H. (1908), Primary chalcocite in California: Mining and Scientific Press: 6: 429-430; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 129.
β“˜ Diamond
Formula: C
Description: Occurs as minute stones with finely divided platinum.
Reference: Hanks, Henry Garber (1870), Diamonds in California: Mining and Scientific Press: 20: 162; Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp.: 310; Kunz, George Frederick (1905a), Gems, jewelers’ materials, and ornamental stones of California: California Division Mines Bulletin 37, 171 pp.: 44; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 54.
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 31 localities in this region.
Description: Placer material.
Reference: Averill, Charles V. (1941), Mineral resources of Humboldt County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 37): 37(4): 512.
β“˜ Iridium
Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)
Description: Comprises 73.5% of material.
Reference: Logan, Clarence August (1918), Platinum and allied metals in California: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 85, 120 pp.: 65, 109; Mertie, J.B. (1969) Economic geology of the platinum metals. USGS Professional Paper 630, 120 pp.: 94; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 41.
β“˜ Iridium var. Osmiridium
Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)
Description: Comprises 73.5% of material.
Reference: Logan, Clarence August (1918), Platinum and allied metals in California: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 85, 120 pp.: 65, 109; Mertie, J.B. (1969) Economic geology of the platinum metals. USGS Professional Paper 630, 120 pp.: 94; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 41.
β“˜ 'Iron-Platinum alloy'
Formula: (Pt,Fe)
Description: Comprises 26.5% of material.
Reference: Logan, Clarence August (1918), Platinum and allied metals in California: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 85, 120 pp.: 65, 109; Mertie, J.B. (1969) Economic geology of the platinum metals. USGS Professional Paper 630, 120 pp.: 94; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 41.
β“˜ Platinum
Formula: Pt
Description: Finely divided placer material.
Reference: Hanks, Henry Garber (1870), Diamonds in California: Mining and Scientific Press: 20: 162; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 169.
β“˜ Tin ?
Formula: Sn
Description: Occurs as a single small round nugget.
Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 367.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
β“˜Diamond1.CB.10aC
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Iridium1.AF.10(Ir,Os,Ru)
β“˜var. Osmiridium1.AF.10(Ir,Os,Ru)
β“˜Platinum1.AF.10Pt
β“˜Tin ?1.AC.10Sn
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Iron-Platinum alloy'-(Pt,Fe)

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cβ“˜ DiamondC
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ Iron-Platinum alloy(Pt,Fe)
Feβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
RuRuthenium
Ruβ“˜ Iridium var. Osmiridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
Ruβ“˜ Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
SnTin
Snβ“˜ TinSn
OsOsmium
Osβ“˜ Iridium var. Osmiridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
Osβ“˜ Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
IrIridium
Irβ“˜ Iridium var. Osmiridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
Irβ“˜ Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
PtPlatinum
Ptβ“˜ Iron-Platinum alloy(Pt,Fe)
Ptβ“˜ PlatinumPt
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu

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Logan, Clarence August (1918), Platinum and allied metals in California: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 85, 120 pp.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 41.

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