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California Mine, Republic Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 36' 10'' North , 118° 34' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
48.60278,-118.58167
GeoHash:
G#: c2esmxg7w
GRN:
N33W57
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Republic1,072 (2017)12.5km
Curlew118 (2011)31.4km
Orient115 (2011)40.3km
Inchelium409 (2011)44.3km
Sion658 (2019)46.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
18261
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:18261:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Apollo Mine


A gold mine above Wabash Creek east of Republic. It worked quartz veins along a fracture zone in greenstone and argillite. Development includes a 525' shaft and an 80' adit. It produced in 1901-1902, 1908, 1914-1916, 1927-1929, and 1938-1939.
Tectonics: Eocene Felsic Rocks Intruded Permian-Triassic Metasedimentary And Metavolcanic Rocks Of The Area (Muessig, 1967, Geol. Map).

Deposit: The california mine is in a sequence of permian-triassic rocks which are metasedimentary rocks near the deposit (muessig, 1967, geol. Map; huntting, 1956, p. 119). ; info.src : 1 pub lit

Development: ECON.COM: PRODUCED IN 1901-1902, 1908, 1914-1916, 1927-1929, AND 1938-1939 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 119).

Ore(s): Mineralization Is In A Quartz Vein Along A Fracture Zone In Greenstone And Argillite (Huntting, 1956, P. 119).

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8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Molybdite
Formula: MoO3
ⓘ Powellite
Formula: Ca(MoO4)
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘMolybdite4.E0.10MoO3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘPowellite7.GA.05Ca(MoO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ MolybditeMoO3
Oⓘ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybditeMoO3
Moⓘ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

www.dnr.wa.gov (n.d.) https://www.dnr.wa.gov/Publications/ger_b37_part2_metallic_v1_1_foreword-germanium.pdf
Valentine, Grant M., Huntting, Marshall T. (1960) Part II - Metallic Minerals, in Inventory of Washington Minerals. Vol II. Bulletin 37, Washington Geological Survey.
Cannon, Bart (1975) Minerals of Washington. Cordilleran, Mercer Island, WA.
Derkey, Robert E., Joseph, Nancy L., Lasmanis, Raymond (1990, November) Metal Mines of Washington - Preliminary Report. Open File Report 90-18. Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources
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