Red Cap Creek Mine (Red Cap Mine; La Perin Mine; Sky Chief Mine), Red Cap Creek, Opegoi, Weitchpec Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 13' 52'' North , 123° 31' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Willow Creek | 1,710 (2011) | 33.6km |
| Trinity Village | 297 (2011) | 39.5km |
| Burnt Ranch | 281 (2011) | 47.1km |
| Blue Lake | 1,252 (2017) | 54.5km |
| Junction City | 680 (2011) | 68.0km |
A former Cu mine located in sec. 29, T10N, R6E, HM, 50 miles N or Eureka on the divide between Red Cap Creek and Boise Creek.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in serpentinite and diorite. NOTE: species listed were recorded as float.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S References: |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O References: |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
- Klamouth RangeVolcanic Arc
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