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Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 57' 55'' North , 119° 14' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Shaver Lake634 (2011)16.8km
Squaw Valley3,162 (2011)25.0km
Auberry2,369 (2011)25.0km
Big Creek175 (2011)26.6km
Minkler1,003 (2011)32.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
26490
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:26490:2
GUID (UUID V4):
bcbef309-6067-43c2-a928-17035a5336f4


Ba occurrences in the NEΒΌ secs. 16, 17, 22, & 27, T11S, R25E, MDM, in the Big Creek-Rush Creek area, about 0.9 km (ca. 2,953 feet) NE of Cats Head Mountain (coordinates of record). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 5,000 meters.

Local rocks include pre-Cenozoic metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks undivided.

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33 valid minerals. 7 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Allanite-(Ce)
Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Description: Occurs as drusy material in fractures or as vein fillings in quartzite.
β“˜ Bazirite
Formula: BaZr(Si3O9)
β“˜ Benitoite
Formula: BaTi(Si3O9)
Colour: Colorless
Description: Occurs as colorless grains.
β“˜ Bigcreekite
Formula: BaSi2O5 · 4H2O
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Celsian
Formula: Ba(Al2Si2O8)
Description: Fine-grained in quartzite.
β“˜ Cerchiaraite-(Al) (TL)
Formula: Ba4Al4O3(OH)3(Si4O12)[Si2O3(OH)4]Cl
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Esquireite (TL)
Formula: BaSi6O13 · 7H2O
β“˜ Fresnoite
Formula: Ba2Ti(Si2O7)O
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gillespite
Formula: BaFe2+Si4O10
β“˜ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
References:
β“˜ Kampfite (TL)
Formula: Ba12(Si11Al5)O31(CO3)8Cl5
Type Locality:
β“˜ Krauskopfite (TL)
Formula: BaSi2O5 · 3H2O
β“˜ Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
β“˜ Macdonaldite (TL)
Formula: BaCa4Si16O36(OH)2 · 10H2O
β“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
β“˜ Sanbornite
Formula: Ba2(Si4O10)
Description: Largest known deposits in this district. Tabular bodies of sanbornite-bearing rock bearing parallel bedding.
β“˜ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ Titantaramellite (TL)
Formula: Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Colour: Reddish brown
β“˜ Traskite (TL)
Formula: Ba21Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Ti)4(Ti,Fe,Mg)12(Si12O36)(Si2O7)6(O,OH)30Cl6 · 14H2O
Colour: Reddish brown
Description: Occurs as grains sporadically distributed in country rock.
β“˜ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜ 'UM2005-//-SiO:H' (FRL)
Formula: SiO2.nH2O (?)
Type Locality:
Habit: flattened sprays
Colour: White
Description: also known as Mineral 21
β“˜ Walstromite
Formula: BaCa2(Si3O9)
Description: Disseminated in quartz-sanbornite rock in grains to 12 mm long and 6 mm wide with individual fibers to 6 mm long.
β“˜ Witherite
Formula: BaCO3
Description: Finely disseminated in quartzite with associated species.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Opal4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Witherite5.AB.15BaCO3
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
β“˜Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Fresnoite9.BE.15Ba2Ti(Si2O7)O
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Allanite-(Ce)9.BG.05b(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Benitoite9.CA.05BaTi(Si3O9)
β“˜Bazirite9.CA.05BaZr(Si3O9)
β“˜Walstromite9.CA.25BaCa2(Si3O9)
β“˜Titantaramellite (TL)9.CE.20Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx
β“˜Cerchiaraite-(Al) (TL)9.CF.25Ba4Al4O3(OH)3(Si4O12)[Si2O3(OH)4]Cl
β“˜Traskite (TL)9.CP.05Ba21Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Ti)4(Ti,Fe,Mg)12(Si12O36)(Si2O7)6(O,OH)30Cl6 Β· 14H2O
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Tremolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜Bigcreekite9.DF.30BaSi2O5 Β· 4H2O
β“˜Krauskopfite (TL)9.DH.30BaSi2O5 Β· 3H2O
β“˜Esquireite (TL)9.DP.50BaSi6O13 Β· 7H2O
β“˜Gillespite9.EA.05BaFe2+Si4O10
β“˜Macdonaldite (TL)9.EB.05BaCa4Si16O36(OH)2 Β· 10H2O
β“˜Sanbornite9.EF.10Ba2(Si4O10)
β“˜Kampfite (TL)9.EG.20Ba12(Si11Al5)O31(CO3)8Cl5
β“˜Celsian9.FA.30Ba(Al2Si2O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'UM2005-//-SiO:H' (TL)-SiO2.nH2O (?)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ KrauskopfiteBaSi2O5 · 3H2O
Hβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MacdonalditeBaCa4Si16O36(OH)2 · 10H2O
Hβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ TraskiteBa21Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Ti)4(Ti,Fe,Mg)12(Si12O36)(Si2O7)6(O,OH)30Cl6 · 14H2O
Hβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ BigcreekiteBaSi2O5 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ Cerchiaraite-(Al)Ba4Al4O3(OH)3(Si4O12)[Si2O3(OH)4]Cl
Hβ“˜ EsquireiteBaSi6O13 · 7H2O
Hβ“˜ UM2005-//-SiO:HSiO2.nH2O (?)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TitantaramelliteBa4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ WitheriteBaCO3
Cβ“˜ KampfiteBa12(Si11Al5)O31(CO3)8Cl5
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ BaziriteBaZr(Si3O9)
Oβ“˜ BenitoiteBaTi(Si3O9)
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ FresnoiteBa2Ti(Si2O7)O
Oβ“˜ GillespiteBaFe2+Si4O10
Oβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ KrauskopfiteBaSi2O5 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MacdonalditeBaCa4Si16O36(OH)2 · 10H2O
Oβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SanborniteBa2(Si4O10)
Oβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ TitantaramelliteBa4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx
Oβ“˜ TraskiteBa21Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Ti)4(Ti,Fe,Mg)12(Si12O36)(Si2O7)6(O,OH)30Cl6 · 14H2O
Oβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ WalstromiteBaCa2(Si3O9)
Oβ“˜ WitheriteBaCO3
Oβ“˜ BigcreekiteBaSi2O5 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ KampfiteBa12(Si11Al5)O31(CO3)8Cl5
Oβ“˜ Cerchiaraite-(Al)Ba4Al4O3(OH)3(Si4O12)[Si2O3(OH)4]Cl
Oβ“˜ EsquireiteBaSi6O13 · 7H2O
Oβ“˜ UM2005-//-SiO:HSiO2.nH2O (?)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ TitantaramelliteBa4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx
Mgβ“˜ TraskiteBa21Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Ti)4(Ti,Fe,Mg)12(Si12O36)(Si2O7)6(O,OH)30Cl6 · 14H2O
Mgβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ KampfiteBa12(Si11Al5)O31(CO3)8Cl5
Alβ“˜ Cerchiaraite-(Al)Ba4Al4O3(OH)3(Si4O12)[Si2O3(OH)4]Cl
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ BaziriteBaZr(Si3O9)
Siβ“˜ BenitoiteBaTi(Si3O9)
Siβ“˜ CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ FresnoiteBa2Ti(Si2O7)O
Siβ“˜ GillespiteBaFe2+Si4O10
Siβ“˜ KrauskopfiteBaSi2O5 · 3H2O
Siβ“˜ MacdonalditeBaCa4Si16O36(OH)2 · 10H2O
Siβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SanborniteBa2(Si4O10)
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ TitantaramelliteBa4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx
Siβ“˜ TraskiteBa21Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Ti)4(Ti,Fe,Mg)12(Si12O36)(Si2O7)6(O,OH)30Cl6 · 14H2O
Siβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ WalstromiteBaCa2(Si3O9)
Siβ“˜ BigcreekiteBaSi2O5 · 4H2O
Siβ“˜ KampfiteBa12(Si11Al5)O31(CO3)8Cl5
Siβ“˜ Cerchiaraite-(Al)Ba4Al4O3(OH)3(Si4O12)[Si2O3(OH)4]Cl
Siβ“˜ EsquireiteBaSi6O13 · 7H2O
Siβ“˜ UM2005-//-SiO:HSiO2.nH2O (?)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ TitantaramelliteBa4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx
Clβ“˜ TraskiteBa21Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Ti)4(Ti,Fe,Mg)12(Si12O36)(Si2O7)6(O,OH)30Cl6 · 14H2O
Clβ“˜ KampfiteBa12(Si11Al5)O31(CO3)8Cl5
Clβ“˜ Cerchiaraite-(Al)Ba4Al4O3(OH)3(Si4O12)[Si2O3(OH)4]Cl
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ MacdonalditeBaCa4Si16O36(OH)2 · 10H2O
Caβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ TraskiteBa21Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Ti)4(Ti,Fe,Mg)12(Si12O36)(Si2O7)6(O,OH)30Cl6 · 14H2O
Caβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caβ“˜ WalstromiteBaCa2(Si3O9)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BenitoiteBaTi(Si3O9)
Tiβ“˜ FresnoiteBa2Ti(Si2O7)O
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Tiβ“˜ TitantaramelliteBa4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx
Tiβ“˜ TraskiteBa21Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Ti)4(Ti,Fe,Mg)12(Si12O36)(Si2O7)6(O,OH)30Cl6 · 14H2O
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ TraskiteBa21Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Ti)4(Ti,Fe,Mg)12(Si12O36)(Si2O7)6(O,OH)30Cl6 · 14H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ GillespiteBaFe2+Si4O10
Feβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ TitantaramelliteBa4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx
Feβ“˜ TraskiteBa21Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Ti)4(Ti,Fe,Mg)12(Si12O36)(Si2O7)6(O,OH)30Cl6 · 14H2O
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ BaziriteBaZr(Si3O9)
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Baβ“˜ BaziriteBaZr(Si3O9)
Baβ“˜ BenitoiteBaTi(Si3O9)
Baβ“˜ CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Baβ“˜ FresnoiteBa2Ti(Si2O7)O
Baβ“˜ GillespiteBaFe2+Si4O10
Baβ“˜ KrauskopfiteBaSi2O5 · 3H2O
Baβ“˜ MacdonalditeBaCa4Si16O36(OH)2 · 10H2O
Baβ“˜ SanborniteBa2(Si4O10)
Baβ“˜ TitantaramelliteBa4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx
Baβ“˜ TraskiteBa21Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Ti)4(Ti,Fe,Mg)12(Si12O36)(Si2O7)6(O,OH)30Cl6 · 14H2O
Baβ“˜ WalstromiteBaCa2(Si3O9)
Baβ“˜ WitheriteBaCO3
Baβ“˜ BigcreekiteBaSi2O5 · 4H2O
Baβ“˜ KampfiteBa12(Si11Al5)O31(CO3)8Cl5
Baβ“˜ Cerchiaraite-(Al)Ba4Al4O3(OH)3(Si4O12)[Si2O3(OH)4]Cl
Baβ“˜ EsquireiteBaSi6O13 · 7H2O
CeCerium
Ceβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_Creek_(Mono_County,_California)
Wikidata ID:Q7380692
Link to USGS MRDS:10115094

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