Cherokee, Cherokee Mining District, Butte County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cherokee | Unincorporated Community |
| Cherokee Mining District | Mining District |
| Butte County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 38' 47'' North , 121° 32' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
A former placer/hydraulic mining town.
Select Mineral List Type
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-localities8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Diamond Formula: C Localities: Description: Alluvial diamonds. |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 Colour: red, brown Description: Occurs as a common component in the sands of gold washings. References: |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region. Description: Placer material. |
| ⓘ Native Osmium Formula: (Os,Ir,Ru) References: |
| ⓘ Native Osmium var. Iridosmine Formula: (Os,Ir) References: |
| ⓘ Native Platinum Formula: Pt Description: Placer material. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 Description: Occurs as a constituent of gold washing sands. References: |
| ⓘ Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 Description: Occurs as minute crystals in sands. References: |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Osmium | 1.AF.05 | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| ⓘ | var. Iridosmine | 1.AF.05 | (Os,Ir) |
| ⓘ | Native Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
| ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Ru | Ruthenium | |
| Ru | ⓘ Native Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| Os | Osmium | |
| Os | ⓘ Native Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| Os | ⓘ Native Osmium var. Iridosmine | (Os,Ir) |
| Ir | Iridium | |
| Ir | ⓘ Native Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| Ir | ⓘ Native Osmium var. Iridosmine | (Os,Ir) |
| Pt | Platinum | |
| Pt | ⓘ Native Platinum | Pt |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee,_California |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q3458675 |
Localities in this Region
- California
- Butte County
- Cherokee Mining District
- Butte County
- California
- Butte County
- Cherokee Mining District
- Cherokee
- Monte Christo Mine
- Norton Quartz Mine
- Spring Valley Hydraulic Mine (Spring Valley Mine; Cherokee Mine; Cherokee Hydraulic Mine; Cherokee Placer Mine)
- Spring Valley property
- Unnamed Au occurrence [14]
- Unnamed Au occurrence [4]
- Unnamed Au occurrence [6]
- Unnamed placer Au mine [1]
- Unnamed placer Au occurrence [10]
- Unnamed placer Au occurrence [8]
- Unnamed placer Au occurrence [9]
- Cherokee
- Cherokee Mining District
- Butte County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
- Sierra Nevada BatholithVolcanic Arc
USA
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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References
Spring Valley Hydraulic Mine, Cherokee, Cherokee Mining District, Butte County, California, USA