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Rock Creek Mining District, Plumas County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rock Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Plumas County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° North , 120° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~75km
Type:
Kรถppen climate type:
A former Cr-Au mining area centered around Rock Creek.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| โ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. |
| โ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
| โ Gold Formula: Au Description: Placer material. |
| โ Magnesiochromite Formula: MgCr2O4 Locality: White Pine Mine (Bear claim), Claremont, Rock Creek Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA Description: Material with a high Al content. |
| โ 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 |
| โ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| โ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| โ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| โ | Magnesiochromite | 4.BB.05 | MgCr2O4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| โ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| โ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| โ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
| โ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | โ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | โ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | โ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | โ Magnesiochromite | MgCr2O4 |
| O | โ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | โ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| O | โ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | โ Magnesiochromite | MgCr2O4 |
| Mg | โ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | โ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | โ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| Si | โ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | โ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Cr | โ Magnesiochromite | MgCr2O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | โ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | โ Gold | Au |
Localities in this Region
- California
- Plumas County
- Rock Creek Mining District
- Claremont
- Cattle Spring claims Nos. 1 & 2 (Sundown Mining Company 1943)
- Cedar Flat claim
- Cough group (Cough Group Nos. 1-3 claims; Spice; Pepper claim [No. 3 claim]; Salt Extension claim)
- Eddelbuttel occurrence
- General MacArthur occurrence (General Wainwright occurrence; General MacArthur; General Wainwright occurrences)
- Pine Flat Nos. 1-3 claims (Bald Mountain No. 1-2 claims 1937)
- Claremont
- Rock Creek Mining District
- Plumas County
- California
- Plumas County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Columbia Basin and RangeWide Rift
- Shoofly-Olds Ferry DomainDomain
USA
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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