Stonewall Mine, Yellow Mountain, High Grade Mining District (Hoag Mining District), Warner Mountains, Modoc County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 57' 19'' North , 120° 11' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| New Pine Creek | 120 (2011) | 9.6km |
| Fort Bidwell | 173 (2011) | 11.1km |
| Lakeview | 2,296 (2017) | 28.8km |
| Cedarville | 514 (2011) | 47.4km |
| Daphnedale Park | 184 (2011) | 57.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
82960
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:82960:2
GUID (UUID V4):
7a292cef-8292-460e-a32f-96cda0541bb0
A former lode Au occurrence/mine located in the SE¼ sec. 12, T47N, R15E, MDM, 1.6 km (5,300 feet) SE of Yellow Mountain (coordinates of record), in the headwaters area of Bidwell Creek, on the SE slope of the mountain, on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is a vein deposit (Mineral occurrence model information: Model code: 151; USGS model code: 25d; Deposit model name: Epithermal vein, Sado; Mark3 model number: 28; USGS model may also be 25A: Hot-spring Au-Ag), hosted in Pliocene rhyolite. Local rocks include Tertiary volcanic flow rocks, unit 17 (Cascade Range).
Related tectonic structures include the Basin and Range province.
No production records were found.
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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