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Drakesbad, Plumas County, California, USAi
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Drakesbad- not defined -
Plumas CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 26' 40'' North , 121° 24' 16'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.44444,-121.40444
GeoHash:
G#: 9r1wj6evz
GRN:
N27W67
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mineral123 (2011)19.4km
Chester2,144 (2011)21.2km
Lake Almanor West270 (2011)28.7km
Lake Almanor Peninsula356 (2015)29.7km
Lake Almanor Country Club419 (2014)30.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
215415
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:215415:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Occurences in/near the town of Drakesbad in T30N, R5E, MDM.

NOTE: Coordinates provided are the coordinates of record for the town (USGS GNIS database).

Mineralization is hosted in a pyroxene andesite.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘTridymite4.DA.10SiO2
ⓘCristobalite4.DA.15SiO2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Anauxite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Oⓘ TridymiteSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Siⓘ TridymiteSiO2

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USA

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References

Rogers, Austin Flint (1932), Anauxite as a secondary mineral in some volcanic rocks of California and Arizona (abstract): Pan-American Geologist: 58: 72-73; […Geological Society of America Bulletin: 44: 159-160 (1933)]: 160.
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 73, 163, 373.
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