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Siderite from
Engles Mine, Lights Creek Copper deposits (Moonlight Mine; Sulfide Ridge deposits; Lights Canyon deposits), Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Siderite
Formula:FeCO3
Comments:Occurs with Cu minerals.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siderite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Engles Mine, Lights Creek Copper deposits (Moonlight Mine; Sulfide Ridge deposits; Lights Canyon deposits), Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:669282
Long-form Identifier:1:3:669282:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘSuperior Mine, Lights Creek Copper deposits (Moonlight Mine; Sulfide Ridge deposits; Lights Canyon deposits), Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
81.9km (50.9 miles) ⓘMinnie D & Lucky Larry Mine (Minnie D and Lucky Larry; Minnie D claim; Lucky Larry claim), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
82.3km (51.1 miles) ⓘGold Crown Mine (Wonder Mine; Sherman Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
82.3km (51.2 miles) ⓘWonder Mine, Chips Flat, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
83.2km (51.7 miles) ⓘRainbow Mine, 16 to 1 Mine (Sixteen-to-One Mine; Original Sixteen-to-One Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
87.4km (54.3 miles) ⓘMoores Flat Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
93.2km (57.9 miles) ⓘNorth Bloomfield Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
95.3km (59.2 miles) ⓘSan Juan Mine (San Juan Ridge Mine), North Columbia, North Columbia Mining District (Columbia Hill Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
96.3km (59.9 miles) ⓘAlpha-Omega Mines, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
References
Graton, Louis Caryl, McLaughlin, D. H. (1917) Ore deposition and enrichment at Engels, California. Economic Geology, 12 (1) 1-38 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.12.1.1p.19
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 337.
 
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