Esther Mine (Blue Jay Mine; Cinnabar Mine; New River Mine), Marysville, New River Mining District, Salmon Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 5' 7'' North , 123° 15' 34'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Trinity Village | 297 (2011) | 32.5km |
| Willow Creek | 1,710 (2011) | 35.1km |
| Burnt Ranch | 281 (2011) | 35.6km |
| Junction City | 680 (2011) | 42.8km |
| Weaverville | 3,600 (2011) | 47.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
96339
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:96339:5
GUID (UUID V4):
4fb68202-7a4b-4848-b1f7-a6f86111cd67
A former Hg mine located in sec. 18, T37N, R12W, MDM, 1.5 km (4,900 feet) E of the Marysville site, along Slide Creek (1 mile E of old Denny), on Bureau of Land Management/National Forest wilderness land (Trinity Alps Wilderness). Produced 1931-1933. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
Mineralization is a Hg deposit (Deposit model: 179: Silica-carbonate Hg), hosted in serpentinite. The ore body is comprised of fracture coatings. Little geologic information is available. Local rocks include Mesozoic gabbroic rocks, unit 2 (undivided) and/or Ultramafic rocks, chiefly Mesozoic, unit 2 (Western Sierra Nevada and Klamath Mountains).
Related tectonic structures include the Klamath Mountains.
Production data are found in: U. S. Bureau of Mines file data.
Analytical data results: 1962 (period to 1962) (estimated): more than 2 to 20 pounds Hg/ton (4,969 grams/metric ton).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| 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 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10040680 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Calaveras-Baker DomainDomain
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0061050193
