Yellow Aster Mine, Stoveleg Gap, East Fork Mining District, Salmon Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 51' 55'' North , 123° 7' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Junction City | 680 (2011) | 15.9km |
| Weaverville | 3,600 (2011) | 21.4km |
| Douglas City | 713 (2011) | 28.1km |
| Burnt Ranch | 281 (2011) | 30.0km |
| Lewiston | 1,193 (2011) | 31.9km |
A former Au mine located in secs. 21 & 29, T35N, R11W, MDM, 2.5 km (8,300 feet) SE of Stoveleg Gap, along Indian Creek, near its confluence with East Fork Trinity River (1.8 miles SSE of Backbone Ridge lookout), on Bureau of Land Management wilderness land (Trinity Alps Wilderness). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
Mineralization is quartz in fissures with free gold, hosted in dolomite, hornblendite, and schist. Local rocks include schist of various types and ages, unit 7 (Klamath Mountains).
Workings include underground openings comprised of 2 adits, 135 and 170 feet long; and a 45 foot deep shaft, all in ore. Some ore was blocked out. Workings total some 350 feet.
Production data are found in: Averill (1941); Brown (1913).
No production record found (sic). Ore was free-milling and of good grade.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Petzite Formula: Ag3AuTe2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sylvanite Formula: AgAuTe4 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Petzite | 2.BA.75 | Ag3AuTe2 |
| ⓘ | Sylvanite | 2.EA.05 | AgAuTe4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Ag | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Te | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Au | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Au | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10035853 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Klamouth RangeVolcanic Arc
- Shoofly-Olds Ferry DomainDomain
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