Big Cliff occurrence, Wheeler Peak, Genesee, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 5' 5'' North , 120° 41' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Taylorsville | 140 (2011) | 12.5km |
| Crescent Mills | 196 (2011) | 18.6km |
| Greenhorn | 236 (2011) | 20.6km |
| Greenville | 1,129 (2011) | 22.8km |
| East Quincy | 2,489 (2011) | 24.2km |
A Cu-Ag-Au occurrence/prospect located in sec. 25, T26N, R11E, MDM, 2.2 km (7,100 feet) SSW of Wheeler Peak, on National Forest land. Also located in sec. 35. MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in andesite and sandstone. Local rocks include Mesozoic volcanic rocks, unit 5 (Northern Sierra Nevada and Eastern Klamath Mountains)
Workings include two holes or tunnels 20 - 40 feet deep. No work to develop this property has been done since 1920.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Columbia Basin and RangeWide Rift
- Shoofly-Olds Ferry DomainDomain
USA
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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