Humming Bird Mine, Quartz Hill, Buckeye, Quartz Hill Mining District, Shasta County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Humming Bird Mine | Mine |
Quartz Hill | Hill |
Buckeye | - not defined - |
Quartz Hill Mining District | Mining District |
Shasta County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 36' 52'' North , 122° 26' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Keswick | 451 (2011) | 2.5km |
Shasta | 1,771 (2011) | 4.8km |
Redding | 91,582 (2017) | 5.0km |
Central Valley (historical) | 4,340 (2015) | 9.3km |
Shasta Lake | 10,159 (2017) | 9.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Shasta Gem & Mineral Society | Redding, California | 5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
92687
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:92687:1
GUID (UUID V4):
74bc34cd-2cde-4cec-b8b1-75ace8c50315
A former lode Au mine located in sec. 21, T32N, R5W, MDM (coordinates estimated) 3.4 km (2.1 miles) SW of Quartz Hill near the Keswick dam on the E side of the Sacramento River. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
Mineralization is hosted in greenstone. The ore body is tabular at 0.46 meters thick. Greenstone occurs near the ore vein, schistose and brecciated. Free gold is associated with sulphides. Local rocks include Paleozoic metavolcanic rocks, unit 1 (Eastern Klamath Mountains).
workings include underground openings comprised of a 50 foot adit and a shallow shaft with a 10 foot drift.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10034436 |
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060890192