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Coggins Mine, Castella, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USAi
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Coggins MineMine
Castella- not defined -
Klamath MountainsMountain Range
Shasta CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 9' 10'' North , 122° 19' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.15278,-122.32500
GeoHash:
G#: 9r3407tsk
GRN:
N28W67
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Dunsmuir1,582 (2017)7.6km
Mount Shasta3,296 (2017)17.5km
McCloud1,101 (2011)19.3km
Lakehead461 (2011)27.9km
Weed2,556 (2017)30.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
92532
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:92532:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Cr mine located in sec. 2, T38N, and in sec. 35, T39N, R4W, MDM, 1.7 km (5,600 feet) NNW of Castella. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters. NOTE: MRDS file places this location in sec. 16, T38N, R4E, MDM, which is apparently in error based on the R value of 4E - should be 4 W. NOTE: The MRDS database also includes file #10116745, which places Unidentified Cr occurrernce (1) in sec. 16, T38N, R4W, MDM, but provides different coordinates. Synonymy unknown.

Local rocks include ultramafic rocks, chiefly Mesozoic, unit 1 (Trinity Ophiolite).

Workings include underground openings.

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1 valid mineral.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnesiochromite4.BB.05MgCr2O4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
CrChromium
Crⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4

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Link to USGS MRDS:10286576

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References

(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060890664
Stevens, Rollin Elbert (1944) Composition of some chromites of the western hemisphere. American Mineralogist: 29: 7
Wells, F.G. and Hawkes, H.E. (1965) Chromite deposits of Shasta, Tehama, Trinity and Humboldt counties, California. California Division Mines and Geology Bulletin 134, part 1, chapter 3: 146-158, Pl. 19
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region, Inactive Mines Drainage in the Sacramento Valley California, Staff Report, July (1992): 69.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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