Crystal Lake Mine (Mount Hough Mine; Myton Mine; Kloppenberg Mine), Mount Hough, Plumas County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Crystal Lake Mine (Mount Hough Mine; Myton Mine; Kloppenberg Mine) | Mine |
| Mount Hough | Mountain |
| Plumas County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 2' 45'' North , 120° 53' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Taylorsville | 140 (2011) | 5.3km |
| Crescent Mills | 196 (2011) | 5.9km |
| Greenville | 1,129 (2011) | 11.7km |
| East Quincy | 2,489 (2011) | 12.4km |
| Quincy | 1,728 (2017) | 13.1km |
A former lode Fe-Mn-silica deposit/claim/mine located in sec. 8, T25N, R10E, MDM, 0.3 km (900 feet) WNW of Mount Hough, on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.
Mineralization is a tabular-shaped replacement deposit in a shear zone with breccia filling, hosted in metasedimentary rock. It strikes N45W and dips 65S, at 2 meters thick, and with a depth to top of 3 meters. It is 22 meters wide and 54 meters long. The primary mode of Origin was sedimentation and the secondary mode was oxidation. Primary ore control was bedding, secondary was lithology. No wall rock alteration.
Local rocks include Permian marine sedimentary rocks, unit 3 (Northeastern Sierra Nevada) and/or Carboniferous marine rocks, unit 6 (Northeastern Sierra Nevada).
Workings include underground openings.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Psilomelane' |
| ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ Rhodonite Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] References: |
| ⓘ 'Wad' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Rhodonite | 9.DK.05 | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Wad' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Mn | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10140226 |
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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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