Kleinsorge group (Climax Mine; Black Beauty Mine; Trilby Mine; Milton Mine; Angora Mine + 2 unnamed mines), Brush Mountain, Tehama County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 0' 8'' North , 122° 39' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Paskenta | 112 (2011) | 16.1km |
| Flournoy | 101 (2011) | 20.9km |
| Rancho Tehama Reserve | 1,485 (2011) | 21.8km |
| Red Bluff | 14,131 (2017) | 40.8km |
| Richfield | 306 (2011) | 41.0km |
A former group of Cr mines (two mines with unknown names) located in secs. 21, 22 & 27, T25N, R7W, MDM, 2.1 km (6,900 feet) N of Brush Mountain (coordinates of record), along the Middle Fork Elder Creek. Owned by W. E. Kleinsorge, Sacramento, California (1965). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is a group of Cr deposits hosted in rocks of the Coast Range Ophiolite (serpentinite). The ore body is podiform. The group is located near the N end of the Elder Creek mass, a long fault bounded N-S-trending ultramafic body that is exposed over an area approximately 120 km by 4 km. Local rocks include ultramafic rocks, chiefly Mesozoic, unit 3 (Coast Ranges and Western Klamath Mountains).
Workings include surface openings. Operations in sec. 22 include five open pits and a mill. Other openings/operations unspecified.
Production data are found in: Wells, F.G. and Hawkes, H.E. (1965): 160.
The analyses of chromite shipped to the GSA stockpile, Grants Pass, Oregon during the period 1952-1957 provided results: 42.3 - 47.4% Cr2O3; Cr to Fe ratio: 2.6-2.7:1; 10.8% - 12.6% Fe.
Mineralization is a group of Cr deposits hosted in rocks of the Coast Range Ophiolite (serpentinite). The ore body is podiform. The group is located near the N end of the Elder Creek mass, a long fault bounded N-S-trending ultramafic body that is exposed over an area approximately 120 km by 4 km. Local rocks include ultramafic rocks, chiefly Mesozoic, unit 3 (Coast Ranges and Western Klamath Mountains).
Workings include surface openings. Operations in sec. 22 include five open pits and a mill. Other openings/operations unspecified.
Production data are found in: Wells, F.G. and Hawkes, H.E. (1965): 160.
The analyses of chromite shipped to the GSA stockpile, Grants Pass, Oregon during the period 1952-1957 provided results: 42.3 - 47.4% Cr2O3; Cr to Fe ratio: 2.6-2.7:1; 10.8% - 12.6% Fe.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10043692 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- California Coast RangesAccretionary Complex
- Franciscan DomainDomain
USA
- California
- Coastal RangeMountain Range
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0061030037
