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Shasta View property, Stewart Springs, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 24' 32'' North , 122° 26' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.40889,-122.44722
GeoHash:
G#: 9r2gtdk8k
GRN:
N28W67
Type:
Property
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Weed2,556 (2017)5.3km
Carrick131 (2011)8.2km
Mount Shasta3,296 (2017)15.7km
Dunsmuir1,582 (2017)26.7km
Grenada367 (2011)27.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
95175
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:95175:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former asbestos mine located in sec. 19, T41N, R5W, MDM, 4.9 km (3.0 miles) ESE of Stewart Springs and 5.4 km (3.4 miles) WSW of Weed, N of Eddy Creek.

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1 valid mineral.

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Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4

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HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4

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References

O’Brien, J.C. (1947), Mines and mineral resources of Siskiyou County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 43): 43(4): 419.
Wiebelt, F.J. and Smith M.C. (1959) A reconnaissance of asbestos deposits of the serpentine belt of northern California. U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigation 7860, 52 pp.: 27-36
Malone, K., Benson, W.T., and Engel, A.L. (1962) Mount Eddy and Shasta View asbestos deposits, Siskiyou County, California. US Bureau of Mines Report of Investigation 5948, 29 pp.: 6.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
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