An Fe deposit located in sec.2, T21N, R11E, MDM, 0.5 km (1,800 feet) W of Wades Lake (coordinates of record), on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.

Local rocks include Paleozoic metavolcanic rocks, unit 2 (Northeastern Sierra Nevada).

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Mineral List

ⓘ Magnetite

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Description: Occurs as a large deposit.

References:

Turner, Henry Ward (1897), Description of the gold belt: description of the Downieville sheet: USGS Geol. Atlas Downieville folio (No. 37), 8 pp.: 8

Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄

Other Databases

Link to USGS MRDS:	10164411

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent

North America PlateTectonic Plate

Shoofly-Olds Ferry DomainDomain
Sierra Nevada BatholithVolcanic Arc

USA

Sierra NevadaMountain Range

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References

(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060630443

Turner, Henry Ward (1897), Description of the gold belt: description of the Downieville sheet: USGS Geol. Atlas Downieville folio (No. 37), 8 pp.: 8

Jenkins, Olaf Pitt (1948), Iron Resources of California, California Division of Mines Bulletin 129: 300.

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

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