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Big Boy Mine (Big Boy group; Big Boy Cinnabar group), Rockland, Diamond Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USAi
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Big Boy Mine (Big Boy group; Big Boy Cinnabar group)Mine
RocklandUnincorporated Community
Diamond Creek Mining DistrictMining District
Klamath MountainsMountain Range
Del Norte CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 59' 40'' North , 123° 53' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.99444,-123.89583
GRN:
N28W67
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gasquet661 (2011)17.7km
O'Brien504 (2011)17.9km
Smith River866 (2011)22.0km
Takilma378 (2011)23.7km
Hiouchi301 (2011)26.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
74575
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:74575:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Hg mine located in sec. 36, T19N, R2E, HM, 5.6 km (3.5 miles) ENE of Rockland, near the North Fork Diamond Creek.

Mineralization is a Hg deposit (Deposit model: 179: Silica-carbonate Hg) hosted in dorite.

Related tectonic structures include the Klamath Mountains.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS

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References

Bailey, E. H., USGS, personal files.
Maxson, John Haviland (1933), Economic geology of portions of Del Norte and Siskiyou Counties, northwesternmost California: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 29): 29: 157-158
O’Brien, J.C. (1952b), Mines and minerals of Del Norte County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 48(4): 309
Cater, F.W. & F.G. Wells (1953), Geology and mineral resources of the Gasquet quadrangle, California-Oregon: USGS Bulletin 955-C: 79-133
Holmes, Jr., G.W. (1965), Mercury in California: in: U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8252: 198.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
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