Colusa Co., California, USAi
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27502
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French:
Comté de Colusa, Californie, États-Unis
German:
Colusa County, Kalifornien, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Colusa, California, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Колуза, Калифорния, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
科卢萨县, 加利福尼亚州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Colusa, California, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Colusa County, Kalifornia, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة كولوسا, كاليفورنيا, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Քոլուսա շրջան, Կալիֆոռնիա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Colusa konderria, Kalifornia
Bavarian:
Colusa County, Kalifornien, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
কোলুসা কাউন্টি, ক্যালিফোর্নিয়া, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Колуза, Калифорния, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Colusa County, California
Czech:
Colusa County, Kalifornie, Spojené státy americké
Danish:
Colusa County, Californien, USA
Dutch:
Colusa County, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان کولوزا، کالیفرنیا, کالیفرنیا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Colusan piirikunta, Kalifornia, Yhdysvallat
Galician:
Condado de Colusa, California, Estados Unidos de América
Hungarian:
Colusa megye, Kalifornia, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Colusa, California, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
コルサ郡, カリフォルニア州, アメリカ合衆国
Kapampangan:
Colusa County, California, Estados Unidos
Latin:
Colusa Comitatus, California, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Limburgian:
Colusa County, Californië, Vereinegde Staote vaan Amerika
Low Saxon/Low German:
Colusa County, Kalifornien, USA
Malayalam:
കൊലുസ കൗണ്ടി, കാലിഫോർണിയ
Norwegian:
Colusa County, California, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Colusa, Kalifornia, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Colusa, Califórnia, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Округ Колуса, Калифорнија, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Colusa County, Kalifornija, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Colusa County, Kalifornien, USA
Tagalog:
Colusa County, California, Estados Unidos
Turkish:
Colusa County, Kaliforniya, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Колуса, Каліфорнія, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
کولوسا کاؤنٹی، کیلیفورنیا, کیلیفورنیا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Colusa, California, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Colusa, California, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
کولیوسا کاؤنٹی, کیلیفورنیا, امریکہ
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ⓘ Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 Reference: Ernst, W.G., Y. Seki, H. Onucki, and M.C. Gilbert (1970) Comparative study of low-grade metamorphism in the California Coast Ranges and outer metamorphic belt of Japan. Geological Society of America Memo. 124, 276 pp.: 124, 165; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 495. |
ⓘ Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 Description: Massive. Reference: Woodhouse, C.D. (1946) personal communication to Murdoch & Webb; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 62. |
ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Stonyford, Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Candace Mine, Stonyford, Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Head of Sulphur Creek, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Smithville, Colusa Co., California, USA Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 81. |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Lion Mine, Stonyford, Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Unnamed road quarry [1], Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Manzanita Mine (Cherry Hill Mine; Cerise Mine), Cherry Hill deposit, Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Calcite var. Limestone Onyx Formula: CaCO3 Reference: USGS: Mineral Res. of the US (1908) |
ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 128. |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Description: Occurs in small amounts. Reference: Becker, George F. (1888b), Geology of the quicksilver deposits of the Pacific slope: USGS Monograph 13, atlas: 367; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 131, 148; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 87. |
ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. Reference: Logan, C.A. (1918), Chromium, in: Bradley, W.W. et al, Manganese and Chromium in California, California State Mining Bureau Bulletin 76: 123; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 139. |
ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region. Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Copper Formula: Cu Localities: Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 157. |
ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O Localities: Reference: Browne, J.R. (1869), Report of J. Ross Browne on the mineral resources of the states and territories west of the Rocky Mountains (US Treasury Dept.), 674 pp., H.H. Bancroft and Co., San Francisco [reprint of 2]; Bradley, W.W. (1916a), Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Marin, Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo County: California Mining Bureau. Report 14: 178; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 157, 164; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California: 182.
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ⓘ Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite Formula: Cu2O Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 164; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California: 182. |
ⓘ Datolite Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH) Localities: Reference: Mr. Gail E. Dunning. |
ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Localities: Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10029535. |
ⓘ Epistilbite Formula: CaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O Description: Occurs in small amounts in Hg deposits. Reference: Moiseyev, A.N. (1968) The Wilbur Springs quicksilver district (California), example of a study of hydrothermal processes by combining field geology and theoretical geochemistry. Economic Geology: 63: 173; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 378. |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Localities: Clyde Mine area, Clyde Mine, Cold Spring Mountain, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Manzanita Mine (Cherry Hill Mine; Cerise Mine), Cherry Hill deposit, Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Sulphur Creek deposit, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Oriental Mine, Simmins Spring, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Cherry Hill deposit, Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Reference: [MinRec 13:386] |
ⓘ Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) Reference: Dana, Edward Salisbury (1892), System of mineralogy, 6th. ed., 1134 pp., Wiley & Sons, New York: 1096; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 204. |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Localities: Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10029535. |
ⓘ Hydromagnesite Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O Localities: Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Sulphur Creek deposit, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Unnamed road quarry [1], Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Reference: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 273. |
ⓘ 'K Feldspar' Formula: KAlSi3O8 Reference: Pearcy, E.C. and Petersen, U. (1990), Mineralogy, geochemistry and alteration of the Cherry Hill, California, hot-spring gold deposit: Journal of Geochemical Exploration: 36: 143-169. |
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 Reference: Pearcy, E.C. and Petersen, U. (1990), Mineralogy, geochemistry and alteration of the Cherry Hill, California, hot-spring gold deposit: Journal of Geochemical Exploration: 36: 143-169. |
ⓘ Lawsonite Formula: CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O Reference: Ernst, W.G., Y. Seki, H. Onucki, and M.C. Gilbert (1970) Comparative study of low-grade metamorphism in the California Coast Ranges and outer metamorphic belt of Japan. Geological Society of America Memo. 124, 276 pp.: 124-125; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 487. |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides' Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10029530. |
ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Becker, George F. (1888b), Geology of the quicksilver deposits of the Pacific slope: USGS Monograph 13, atlas: 367; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 148, 154; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 17, 52, 73. |
ⓘ Metacinnabar Formula: HgS Reference: Becker, George F. (1888b), Geology of the quicksilver deposits of the Pacific slope: USGS Monograph 13, atlas: 367; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 261. |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Pearcy, E.C. and Petersen, U. (1990), Mineralogy, geochemistry and alteration of the Cherry Hill, California, hot-spring gold deposit: Journal of Geochemical Exploration: 36: 143-169. |
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Pearcy, E.C. and Petersen, U. (1990), Mineralogy, geochemistry and alteration of the Cherry Hill, California, hot-spring gold deposit: Journal of Geochemical Exploration: 36: 143-169. |
ⓘ Neotocite ? Formula: (Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O Locality: Big Stony Creek Rockridge occurrence, Stonyford, Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10095080. |
ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Localities: Wide Awake Mine (Buckeye Mine), Cherry Hill deposit, Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Petray Mine (Judy Mine), Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Burgett prospect, Sugarloaf, Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Elgin Mine, Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Elgin Mine area, Elgin Mine, Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Opal var. Opal-C Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Localities: Elgin Mine, Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Elgin Mine area, Elgin Mine, Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Description: Dense, glassy. Occurs in silicified serpentine. Reference: White, D.E. (1967) Mercury and base-metal deposits with associated thermal and mineral waters. In: H.L. Barnes (Editor), Geochemistry of hydrothermal ore deposits. Holt Reinhart and Winston, New York: 591; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 351. |
ⓘ Pectolite Formula: NaCa2Si3O8(OH) Localities: Reference: Mr. Gail E. Dunning. |
ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' Reference: Pearcy, E. C., & Burruss, R. C. (1993). Hydrocarbons and gold mineralization in the hot-spring deposit at Cherry Hill, California. In Bitumens in Ore Deposits (pp. 117-137). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. |
ⓘ Prehnite Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 Description: Occurs in veins. Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 166, 294, 366; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 489. |
ⓘ 'Psilomelane' Locality: Big Stony Creek Rockridge occurrence, Stonyford, Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ 'Pumpellyite Subgroup' Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A Reference: Onucki, H. and Ernst, W.G. (1969) Coexisting sodic amphiboles and sodic pyroxenes from blueschist facies metamorphic rocks. Mineralogical Association of America Special Paper 2: 3; Ernst, W.G., Y. Seki, H. Onucki, and M.C. Gilbert (1970) Comparative study of low-grade metamorphism in the California Coast Ranges and outer metamorphic belt of Japan. Geological Society of America Memo. 124, 276 pp.: 124-125; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 492. |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Sulphur Creek deposit, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Cherry Hill deposit, Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Description: Occurs as hexagonal plates as pseudomorphs after pyrrhotite. Reference: Genth, Frederick Augustus (1887), Contributions to mineralogy, No. 29: American Philosophical Society Proceedings: 24: 40; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 301. |
ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 303. |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Juniper Mine (Rathburn group; Turkey Hill; Wild Turkey; Toothache; Lea-Grant; May Day; Last Resort; Old Kentucky), Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Petray Mine (Judy Mine), Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Cherry Hill deposit, Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA East Park Reservoir, Stonyford, Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Burgett prospect, Sugarloaf, Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Reference: Slowey, A.J., and Rytuba, J.J. (2008): USGS Open-File Report 08-1179 |
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate Reference: Johnson, H. C. 1971 Western Gem Hunters Atlas, 11th Edition: Cy Johnson & son, Susanville, Calif., 95 p. |
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Localities: Juniper Mine (Rathburn group; Turkey Hill; Wild Turkey; Toothache; Lea-Grant; May Day; Last Resort; Old Kentucky), Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Petray Mine (Judy Mine), Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Burgett prospect, Sugarloaf, Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA East Park Reservoir, Stonyford, Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Reference: Slowey, A.J., and Rytuba, J.J. (2008): USGS Open-File Report 08-1179. |
ⓘ Quartz var. Jasper Reference: Johnson, H. C. 1971 Western Gem Hunters Atlas, 11th Edition: Cy Johnson & son, Susanville, Calif., 95 p. |
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 Localities: Sulphur Creek deposit, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Gray Eagle Mine (Grey Eagle Mine), Cooks Mountain, Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Unnamed road quarry [1], Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Reference: Kramm, H.E. (1910), Serpentines of the central Coast Ranges of California: American Philosophical Society Proceedings: 49: 344; Rogers, Austin Flint (1923b), The crystallography of hydromagnesite: American Journal of Science, 5th. Series: 6: 47; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 221. |
ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 Localities: Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Manzanita Mine (Cherry Hill Mine; Cerise Mine), Cherry Hill deposit, Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Reference: White, D.E. (1967) Mercury and base-metal deposits with associated thermal and mineral waters. In: H.L. Barnes (Editor), Geochemistry of hydrothermal ore deposits. Holt Reinhart and Winston, New York: 580, 584; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 127. |
ⓘ Sulphur Formula: S8 Localities: Elgin Mine, Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Sulphur Creek deposit, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Manzanita Mine (Cherry Hill Mine; Cerise Mine), Cherry Hill deposit, Wilbur Springs, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Reference: Goodyear, Watson Andrews (1890), Alameda, Colusa, Contra Costa, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Yolo Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 10: 157-159; Fairbanks, Harold W. (1894), Some remarkable hot springs and associated mineral deposits in Colusa County, California: Science: 23: 120-121; Bradley, W.W. (1928), California’s commercial nonmetallic minerals: Mining Congress Journal: 14: 678; Bradley, W.W. (1934), Thirtieth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 30: 196. |
ⓘ Tenorite Formula: CuO Locality: Gray Eagle Mine (Grey Eagle Mine), Cooks Mountain, Coast Ranges, Colusa Co., California, USA Reference: Aubury, Lewis E. (1908), The copper resources of California: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 50: 159; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 157, 360. |
ⓘ 'Thomsonite' Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 166, 222, 366. |
ⓘ Valentinite Formula: Sb2O3 Reference: Pearcy, E. C., & Burruss, R. C. (1993). Hydrocarbons and gold mineralization in the hot-spring deposit at Cherry Hill, California. In Bitumens in Ore Deposits (pp. 117-137). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. |
ⓘ Xonotlite Formula: Ca6(Si6O17)(OH)2 Habit: Acicular Colour: Pink Description: Occurs at the upper edge of the roadcut. Reference: Mr. Gail E. Dunning. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
ⓘ | var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Metacinnabar | 2.CB.05a | HgS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
ⓘ | var. Chalcotrichite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | var. Opal-C | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Jasper | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
ⓘ | Valentinite | 4.CB.55 | Sb2O3 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | var. Limestone Onyx | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Hydromagnesite | 5.DA.05 | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | Datolite | 9.AJ.20 | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
ⓘ | Epistilbite | 9.GD.45 | CaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O |
ⓘ | Lawsonite | 9.BE.05 | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Neotocite ? | 9.ED.20 | (Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O |
ⓘ | Pectolite | 9.DG.05 | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
ⓘ | Prehnite | 9.DP.20 | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Xonotlite | 9.DG.35 | Ca6(Si6O17)(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
ⓘ | 'var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Pumpellyite Subgroup' | - | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
ⓘ | 'Thomsonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
H | ⓘ Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
H | ⓘ Xonotlite | Ca6(Si6O17)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-C | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
H | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Epistilbite | CaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O |
H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Neotocite | (Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite var. Limestone Onyx | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
O | ⓘ Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
O | ⓘ Xonotlite | Ca6(Si6O17)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Calcite var. Limestone Onyx | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-C | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite | Cu2O |
O | ⓘ Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
O | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
O | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Epistilbite | CaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Valentinite | Sb2O3 |
O | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Neotocite | (Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
Mg | ⓘ Neotocite | (Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Al | ⓘ Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
Al | ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
Al | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Epistilbite | CaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O |
Al | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
Si | ⓘ Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
Si | ⓘ Xonotlite | Ca6(Si6O17)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-C | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
Si | ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
Si | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Epistilbite | CaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Neotocite | (Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Metacinnabar | HgS |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Xonotlite | Ca6(Si6O17)(OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite var. Limestone Onyx | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
Ca | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Epistilbite | CaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Mn | ⓘ Neotocite | (Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Neotocite | (Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Copper | Cu |
Cu | ⓘ Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite | Cu2O |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Sb | ⓘ Valentinite | Sb2O3 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Au | ⓘ Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Hg | ⓘ Metacinnabar | HgS |
Fossils
There are 8 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.BETA TEST - These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
Occurrences | 96 | |||||||||||||||
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Youngest Fossil Listed | 66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) | |||||||||||||||
Oldest Fossil Listed | 145 Ma (Late Jurassic) | |||||||||||||||
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Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. | |||||||||||||||
Fossil Localities | Click to show 8 fossil localities |
- California
- Colusa Co.
- Cretaceous🐚 Antelope Shale
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Bear Creek
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 CAS Loc. 1291 - Lodoga [Antelope Shale]
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Forbes Shale - Petroleum Creek
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Lodoga
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Pacheco Group - Putah Creek
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Sand Creek
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Wilbur Springs
- Colusa Co.
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Mining and Scientific Press (1866), Letter by “miner” to Press – mineral developments of Colusa County: Mining and Scientific Press: 12: 287.
Goodyear, Watson Andrews (1890), Alameda, Colusa, Contra Costa, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Yolo Counties: California Mining Bureau. (Report 10): 10: 91-95, 153-164, 165, 227-271, 299, 314, 322, 349-363, 793-794.
Rogers, J.H. (1891), Colusa County, its history and resources, 473 pp., Orland, California.
Fairbanks, Harold W. (1893a), Notes on the geology and mineralogy of portions of Tehama, Colusa, Lake, and Napa Counties: California Mining Bureau. (Report 11): 11: 54-75.
Watts, Wm. L. (1893), Alameda, Colusa, Del Norte, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino, Merced, Placer, Sacramento, Santa Clara, San Joaquin, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Kern, Lake, Contra Costa, Tehama, Tulare Counties California Mining Bureau. (Report 11).
Fairbanks, Harold W. (1894), Some remarkable hot springs and associated mineral deposits in Colusa County, California: Science: 23: 120-121.
Bradley, W.W. (1914), Colusa County, 14th Report of the State Mineralogist, California Mining Bureau: 179.
Bradley, W.W. (1916a), Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Marin, Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo County: California Mining Bureau. Report 14: 175-370.
Boalich, E.S. (1921), Mines and mineral resources, Colusa County: California State Mining Bureau, Seventeenth Report of the State Mineralogist (Report 17): 17: 43-47.
Logan, Clarence August (1929), Sierra County, Colusa County: California Mining Bureau. (Report 25): 25: 151-211, 284-300.
Brown, Robert D., Grimes, David J., Leinz, Reinhard, Federspiel, Francis E., Leszcykowsky, Andrew M. (1981), Mineral Resources of the Snow Mountain Wilderness Study Area, California, USGS Bulletin 1495.
Other Databases
Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colusa_County,_California |
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Wikidata ID: | Q271609 |
GeoNames ID: | 5338872 |
Localities in this Region
- California
- California
- Colusa Co.
- Coast Ranges
- Stonyford
- Sugarloaf
- Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District)
- Cold Spring Mountain
- Head of Sulphur Creek
- Simmins Spring
- Sulphur Creek deposit
- Wilbur Springs
- Smithville
- Stony Creek
- Coast Ranges
- Colusa Co.
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
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- Coast MountainsMountain Range
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- Sacramento BasinBasin
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