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Canyon Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USAi
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Canyon Creek Mining DistrictMining District
Klamath MountainsMountain Range
Trinity CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° North , 123° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~93km
Mindat Locality ID:
240967
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:240967:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A mining district around the town of Canyon City, along Canyon Creek and environs.

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12 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
โ“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
โ“˜ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
โ“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
โ“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
โ“˜ 'Manganese Oxides'
โ“˜ Native Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 24 localities in this region.
โ“˜ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Description: Strongly marked plates.
โ“˜ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Description: Strongly marked plates.
โ“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region.
โ“˜ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Description: Occurs as bands.
โ“˜ Troilite
Formula: FeS
Description: Occurs as nodules to 2 mm scattered abundantly throughout the Ni-Fe matrix.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
โ“˜Native Gold1.AA.05Au
โ“˜Native Iron1.AE.05Fe
โ“˜var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
โ“˜Taenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
โ“˜Troilite2.CC.10FeS
โ“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
โ“˜Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
โ“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
โ“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
โ“˜'Chlorite Group'-
โ“˜'Manganese Oxides'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Naโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sโ“˜ CinnabarHgS
Sโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sโ“˜ TroiliteFeS
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feโ“˜ Native IronFe
Feโ“˜ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feโ“˜ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feโ“˜ TroiliteFeS
NiNickel
Niโ“˜ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niโ“˜ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AuGold
Auโ“˜ Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hgโ“˜ CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pbโ“˜ GalenaPbS

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