Clover Creek Mine (Clover Creek Cinnabar Mine), Oak Run, East Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 39' 30'' North , 121° 59' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Round Mountain | 155 (2011) | 15.7km |
| Millville | 727 (2011) | 19.7km |
| Shingletown | 2,283 (2011) | 20.4km |
| Bella Vista | 2,781 (2011) | 20.4km |
| Montgomery Creek | 163 (2011) | 21.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shasta Gem & Mineral Society | Redding, California | 35km |
A Hg occurrence located in secs. 4 & 5, T32N, R1W, MDM, 4.1 km (2.5 miles) SE of Oak Run, N of Clover Creek, on the divide between Rosebriar Creek and Lawrence Basin. Discovered 1898. Owned by R. W. Byers (1974). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is a Hg deposit (Deposit model: 179: Silica-carbonate Hg), hosted in meta-rhyolite. The ore body is disseminated, fracture coatings, thin seams and vugs. It strikes NW and dips 30 at 30.48 meters wide and 402.33 meters long. Controls for ore emplacement included a shear zone. Local rocks include Tertiary pyroclastic and volcanic mudflow deposits, unit 9 (Cascade Range).
Workings include underground openings including shallow shafts, drifts, and pits.
Related tectonic structures include the Klamath Mountains.
Production data are found in: Lydon and O'Brien (1974); and in Holmes (1965).
Prospected intermittently between 1898 and 1915 but no commercial-grade ore was found.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Mercury | 1.AD.05 | Hg |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | ⓘ Mercury | Hg |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10040646 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Cascade ArcVolcanic Arc
- Great Valley BasinBasin
- Shoofly-Olds Ferry DomainDomain
USA
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060890018
