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Forbes Property, Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USAi
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Forbes PropertyProperty (Inactive)
Rush CreekCreek
Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining DistrictMining District
Fresno CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Forbes Property Locality at Rush Creek Falls

Forbes Property, Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
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Forbes Property Locality and Rush Creek Falls

Forbes Property, Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
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Forbes Property Locality at Rush Creek Falls

Forbes Property, Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
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Forbes Property Locality and Rush Creek Falls

Forbes Property, Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
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Forbes Property Locality at Rush Creek Falls

Forbes Property, Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
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Forbes Property Locality and Rush Creek Falls

Forbes Property, Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 58' 12'' North , 119° 14' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.97012,-119.24767
GeoHash:
G#: 9qe4q6nqx
GRN:
N25W69
Type:
Property (Inactive)
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Shaver Lake634 (2011)16.1km
Auberry2,369 (2011)24.4km
Squaw Valley3,162 (2011)25.6km
Big Creek175 (2011)26.1km
Minkler1,003 (2011)33.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
337623
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:337623:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Outcrops of sanbornite rock at the South end of the large roadcut of the road at the falls of Rush Creek. This locality is on Forbes private property.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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9 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBazirite9.CA.05BaZr(Si3O9)
ⓘWalstromite9.CA.25BaCa2(Si3O9)
ⓘTitantaramellite9.CE.20Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx
ⓘSanbornite9.EF.10BaSi2O5

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
BBoron
Bⓘ TitantaramelliteBa4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ BaziriteBaZr(Si3O9)
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SanborniteBaSi2O5
Oⓘ TitantaramelliteBa4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx
Oⓘ WalstromiteBaCa2(Si3O9)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ TitantaramelliteBa4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BaziriteBaZr(Si3O9)
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SanborniteBaSi2O5
Siⓘ TitantaramelliteBa4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx
Siⓘ WalstromiteBaCa2(Si3O9)
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ TitantaramelliteBa4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx
CaCalcium
Caⓘ WalstromiteBaCa2(Si3O9)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ TitantaramelliteBa4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ TitantaramelliteBa4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ BaziriteBaZr(Si3O9)
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Baⓘ BaziriteBaZr(Si3O9)
Baⓘ SanborniteBaSi2O5
Baⓘ TitantaramelliteBa4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx
Baⓘ WalstromiteBaCa2(Si3O9)

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References

Robert E. Walstrom, Big Creek - Rush Creek Mining District, Barium Mineral Collection, Fresno County, California USA, at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Califronia, USA.
USGS Secate Ridge, Fresno County, California, USA Quadrangle Map.
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