Asher prospect (Jacksonian), Ingot, East Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 44' 59'' North , 122° 3' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Round Mountain | 155 (2011) | 10.6km |
Montgomery Creek | 163 (2011) | 15.0km |
Bella Vista | 2,781 (2011) | 19.3km |
Mountain Gate | 943 (2011) | 23.7km |
Millville | 727 (2011) | 24.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Shasta Gem & Mineral Society | Redding, California | 34km |
Mindat Locality ID:
92437
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:92437:8
GUID (UUID V4):
548e11e1-554c-4cf2-8b6a-9b00fd645fb4
A Pb-Zn occurrence located in sec. 2, T33N, R2W, MDM, 3.3 km (2.0 miles) NE of Ingot, along Little Cow Creek. Property consists of 4 unpatented claims. Site may have been destroyed in roadwork. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.
Mineralization is hosted in limestone. The ore body strikes N10E and dips vertically. Ore control was a fault which strikes N10E and is almost vertical. This Fault Lies In The Pit Formation. Rock containing heavily disseminated sphalerite is exposed for a width of about 2 feet in the adit which extends beneath U.S. highway 299E. Local rocks include Triassic marine rocks, unit 2 (Eastern Klamath Mountains).
Workings include underground openings consisting of an adit and an inclined prospect shaft of 60 feet.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
S | Sulfur | |
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S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10033800 |
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060890033