West pit (Grau pit), Grau Mine (Gruu Mine), North Elder Creek group (Joyce Mine; Hill Mine; Noble Electric Steel Company Mine; SW Hill Mine; Elder Creek Mine), Tehama County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| West pit (Grau pit) | - not defined - |
| Grau Mine (Gruu Mine) | Mine |
| North Elder Creek group (Joyce Mine; Hill Mine; Noble Electric Steel Company Mine; SW Hill Mine; Elder Creek Mine) | - not defined - |
| Tehama County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 1' 42'' North , 122° 40' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Paskenta | 112 (2011) | 19.2km |
| Rancho Tehama Reserve | 1,485 (2011) | 23.1km |
| Flournoy | 101 (2011) | 23.4km |
| Red Bluff | 14,131 (2017) | 40.6km |
| Richfield | 306 (2011) | 42.6km |
A former Cr mine located in secs. 9, 17 & 21, T25N, R7W, MDM, on the North Fork Elder Creek.
Workings (West pit) consisted of a large bench cut 250 feet long; 100 feet wide and 60 feet deep (1975).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 Description: Occurs on fracture surfaces of chromite. |
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- California Coast RangesAccretionary Complex
- Franciscan DomainDomain
- Great Valley BasinBasin
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West pit, Grau Mine, North Elder Creek group, Tehama County, California, USA