Diamond Queen Mine, Clipper Mills, Clipper Mills Mining District, Butte County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Diamond Queen Mine | Mine |
Clipper Mills | - not defined - |
Clipper Mills Mining District | Mining District |
Butte County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 32' 50'' North , 121° 10' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Clipper Mills | 142 (2011) | 2.6km |
Forbestown | 320 (2011) | 8.1km |
Challenge-Brownsville | 1,148 (2011) | 11.6km |
Camptonville | 158 (2011) | 15.6km |
Rackerby | 204 (2017) | 18.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Feather River Lapidary & Mineral Society | Oroville, California | 32km |
Nevada County Gem & Mineral Society | Grass Valley, California | 38km |
Paradise Gem & Mineral Club | Paradise, California | 44km |
Mindat Locality ID:
74094
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:74094:3
GUID (UUID V4):
b7e1ea58-ff08-4db0-b1bc-e710a8a21228
A former Cr mine located in sec. 34, T20N, R7E, MDM, 2.6 km (8,600 feet) NW of Clipper Mills, along Oroleve Creek. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Local rocks include ultramafic rocks, chiefly Mesozoic, unit 2 (Western Sierra Nevada and Klamath Mountains).
Production information: Production estimated to have been approximately 50 long tons in 1916.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10098546 |
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