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Fairview Mine (California Mining Company; Calumet), Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 21' 59'' North , 120° 49' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 185 (2011) | 2.0km |
| Pike | 134 (2011) | 17.2km |
| Alta | 610 (2011) | 17.8km |
| Dutch Flat | 160 (2011) | 17.9km |
| Nevada City | 3,152 (2017) | 20.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada County Gem & Mineral Society | Grass Valley, California | 26km |
A former lode Cu-Au-Ag occurrence/mine located in sec. 2, T17N, R10E, MDM, about 2.2 km WNW of Washington, on the divide between Eastern Canyon to the W and Logan Canyon to the E, on National Forest land. Operated/owned by the Fairview Mining Company, C. W. Wilson (1908- ). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in schist and serpentinite. The ore body strikes N17W and dips 65W at a thickness of 3.66 meters. The hanging wall is schist and the footwall is serpentine. Local rocks include Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 6 (Northwestern Sierra Nevada).
Workings include surface and underground openings comprised of a 375 foot adit on the vein giving 170 feet of backs, plus an open cut on the hill worked for Au.
No production was reported.
Reported values of Cu at 1.1%, Au at $4 (period values) and Ag at 16%.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10102945 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Calaveras-Baker DomainDomain
- Sierra Nevada BatholithVolcanic Arc
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- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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