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Occidental Mine (Occidental group), Low Divide, Low Divide Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 54' 1'' North , 124° 1' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.90028,-124.01917
GeoHash:
G#: 9pry3geyz
GRN:
N28W67
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gasquet661 (2011)7.4km
Smith River866 (2011)11.0km
Hiouchi301 (2011)12.7km
Bertsch-Oceanview2,436 (2011)20.1km
Crescent City6,774 (2017)22.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
74709
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:74709:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Cu mine located in sec. 2, T17N, R1E, HM, 1.2 km (3,900 feet) SE of Low Divide.

Mineralization is a 4-12 foot wide vein in serpentine.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Tenorite
Formula: CuO
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
ⓘTenorite4.AB.10CuO

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ CupriteCu2O
Oⓘ TenoriteCuO
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ CupriteCu2O
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ TenoriteCuO
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AgSilver
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S

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References

Crawford, James John (1896), Thirteenth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 13: 58
Bramel, Hadley R., Heyl, George R., Cox, Manning W., Ransome, Alfred L., Eric, John H., Wyant, Donald G. (1948) Copper in California. Bulletin 144. California State Mining Bureau p.226
O’Brien, J.C. (1952b), Mines and minerals of Del Norte County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 48(4): 298.
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 157, 338, 363
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
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