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Don Rice Asbestos occurrence, Scott Mountain, Scott Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 15' 50'' North , 122° 39' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.26389,-122.66167
GeoHash:
G#: 9r2f8zbe8
GRN:
N28W67
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Coffee Creek217 (2011)19.8km
Etna716 (2017)28.9km
Weed2,556 (2017)29.0km
Mount Shasta3,296 (2017)29.6km
Trinity Center267 (2011)31.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
96306
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:96306:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An asbestos occurrence located in secs. 3 & 10, T39N, R7W, MDM, 2.2 km (7,300 feet) SE of Scott Mountain (coordinates of record), along Don Rice Creek, a tributary of Scott Mountain Creek, on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.

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

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(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0061050431
O’Brien, J.C. (1965) Mines and mineral resources of Trinity County, California. Caifornia Division of Mines and Geology County Report 4: 125 pp.: 54.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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