Eagle Mine (Mount Shasta Vein prospect; Mount Shasta View), Eagle Peak, Coffee Mining District (Coffee Creek Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 12' 12'' North , 122° 47' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Coffee Creek | 217 (2011) | 14.7km |
| Trinity Center | 267 (2011) | 25.8km |
| Etna | 716 (2017) | 29.3km |
| Greenview | 201 (2011) | 39.6km |
| Weed | 2,556 (2017) | 42.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
96320
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:96320:7
GUID (UUID V4):
e6635317-8367-4a3b-83f6-33856552b0cf
A former lode Au mine located in the S½NE¼ sec. 32, T39N, R8W, MDM, 0.3 km (900 feet) ESE of Eagle Peak (coordinates of record) (1 mile S of Middle Boulder Lake), on Bureau of Land Management wilderness land (Trinity Alps Wilderness). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.
Mineralization is hosted in hornblendite and diorite. The ore body is 0.91 meters thick. Hornblende-diorite dikes intrude serpentine and peridotite. Associated rocks include peridotite. Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 5 (Klamath Mountains).
Workings include underground openings comprised of a 50 foot shaft.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
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 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10141363 |
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0061050521
