Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rush Creek | Creek |
| Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Fresno County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 57' 55'' North , 119° 14' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shaver Lake | 634 (2011) | 16.8km |
| Squaw Valley | 3,162 (2011) | 25.0km |
| Auberry | 2,369 (2011) | 25.0km |
| Big Creek | 175 (2011) | 26.6km |
| Minkler | 1,003 (2011) | 32.9km |
Ba occurrences in the NE¼ secs. 16, 17, 22, & 27, T11S, R25E, MDM, in the Big Creek-Rush Creek area, about 0.9 km (ca. 2,953 feet) NE of Cats Head Mountain (coordinates of record). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 5,000 meters.
Local rocks include pre-Cenozoic metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks undivided.
Local rocks include pre-Cenozoic metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks undivided.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Witherite | 5.AB.15 | BaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Linarite | 7.BC.65 | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Fresnoite | 9.BE.15 | Ba2Ti(Si2O7)O |
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Allanite-(Ce) | 9.BG.05b | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Bazirite | 9.CA.05 | BaZr(Si3O9) |
| ⓘ | Benitoite | 9.CA.05 | BaTi(Si3O9) |
| ⓘ | Walstromite | 9.CA.25 | BaCa2(Si3O9) |
| ⓘ | Titantaramellite (TL) | 9.CE.20 | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| ⓘ | Cerchiaraite-(Al) (TL) | 9.CF.25 | Ba4Al4O3(OH)3(Si4O12)[Si2O3(OH)4]Cl |
| ⓘ | Traskite (TL) | 9.CP.05 | Ba21Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Ti)4(Ti,Fe,Mg)12(Si12O36)(Si2O7)6(O,OH)30Cl6 · 14H2O |
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Bigcreekite | 9.DF.30 | BaSi2O5 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Krauskopfite (TL) | 9.DH.30 | BaSi2O5 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Esquireite (TL) | 9.DP.50 | BaSi6O13 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ | Gillespite | 9.EA.05 | BaFe2+Si4O10 |
| ⓘ | Macdonaldite (TL) | 9.EB.05 | BaCa4Si16O36(OH)2 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ | Sanbornite | 9.EF.10 | BaSi2O5 |
| ⓘ | Kampfite (TL) | 9.EG.20 | Ba12(Si11Al5)O31(CO3)8Cl5 |
| ⓘ | Celsian | 9.FA.30 | Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'UM2005-//-SiO:H' (TL) | - | SiO2.nH2O (?) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Krauskopfite | BaSi2O5 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Macdonaldite | BaCa4Si16O36(OH)2 · 10H2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Traskite | Ba21Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Ti)4(Ti,Fe,Mg)12(Si12O36)(Si2O7)6(O,OH)30Cl6 · 14H2O |
| H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Bigcreekite | BaSi2O5 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Cerchiaraite-(Al) | Ba4Al4O3(OH)3(Si4O12)[Si2O3(OH)4]Cl |
| H | ⓘ Esquireite | BaSi6O13 · 7H2O |
| H | ⓘ UM2005-//-SiO:H | SiO2.nH2O (?) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Titantaramellite | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Kampfite | Ba12(Si11Al5)O31(CO3)8Cl5 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Bazirite | BaZr(Si3O9) |
| O | ⓘ Benitoite | BaTi(Si3O9) |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celsian | Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Fresnoite | Ba2Ti(Si2O7)O |
| O | ⓘ Gillespite | BaFe2+Si4O10 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Krauskopfite | BaSi2O5 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Macdonaldite | BaCa4Si16O36(OH)2 · 10H2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Sanbornite | BaSi2O5 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Titantaramellite | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| O | ⓘ Traskite | Ba21Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Ti)4(Ti,Fe,Mg)12(Si12O36)(Si2O7)6(O,OH)30Cl6 · 14H2O |
| O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Walstromite | BaCa2(Si3O9) |
| O | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Bigcreekite | BaSi2O5 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Kampfite | Ba12(Si11Al5)O31(CO3)8Cl5 |
| O | ⓘ Cerchiaraite-(Al) | Ba4Al4O3(OH)3(Si4O12)[Si2O3(OH)4]Cl |
| O | ⓘ Esquireite | BaSi6O13 · 7H2O |
| O | ⓘ UM2005-//-SiO:H | SiO2.nH2O (?) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Titantaramellite | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| Mg | ⓘ Traskite | Ba21Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Ti)4(Ti,Fe,Mg)12(Si12O36)(Si2O7)6(O,OH)30Cl6 · 14H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Celsian | Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Kampfite | Ba12(Si11Al5)O31(CO3)8Cl5 |
| Al | ⓘ Cerchiaraite-(Al) | Ba4Al4O3(OH)3(Si4O12)[Si2O3(OH)4]Cl |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Bazirite | BaZr(Si3O9) |
| Si | ⓘ Benitoite | BaTi(Si3O9) |
| Si | ⓘ Celsian | Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Fresnoite | Ba2Ti(Si2O7)O |
| Si | ⓘ Gillespite | BaFe2+Si4O10 |
| Si | ⓘ Krauskopfite | BaSi2O5 · 3H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Macdonaldite | BaCa4Si16O36(OH)2 · 10H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Sanbornite | BaSi2O5 |
| Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Titantaramellite | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| Si | ⓘ Traskite | Ba21Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Ti)4(Ti,Fe,Mg)12(Si12O36)(Si2O7)6(O,OH)30Cl6 · 14H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Walstromite | BaCa2(Si3O9) |
| Si | ⓘ Bigcreekite | BaSi2O5 · 4H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Kampfite | Ba12(Si11Al5)O31(CO3)8Cl5 |
| Si | ⓘ Cerchiaraite-(Al) | Ba4Al4O3(OH)3(Si4O12)[Si2O3(OH)4]Cl |
| Si | ⓘ Esquireite | BaSi6O13 · 7H2O |
| Si | ⓘ UM2005-//-SiO:H | SiO2.nH2O (?) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Titantaramellite | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| Cl | ⓘ Traskite | Ba21Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Ti)4(Ti,Fe,Mg)12(Si12O36)(Si2O7)6(O,OH)30Cl6 · 14H2O |
| Cl | ⓘ Kampfite | Ba12(Si11Al5)O31(CO3)8Cl5 |
| Cl | ⓘ Cerchiaraite-(Al) | Ba4Al4O3(OH)3(Si4O12)[Si2O3(OH)4]Cl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Macdonaldite | BaCa4Si16O36(OH)2 · 10H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| Ca | ⓘ Traskite | Ba21Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Ti)4(Ti,Fe,Mg)12(Si12O36)(Si2O7)6(O,OH)30Cl6 · 14H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Walstromite | BaCa2(Si3O9) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Benitoite | BaTi(Si3O9) |
| Ti | ⓘ Fresnoite | Ba2Ti(Si2O7)O |
| Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| Ti | ⓘ Titantaramellite | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| Ti | ⓘ Traskite | Ba21Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Ti)4(Ti,Fe,Mg)12(Si12O36)(Si2O7)6(O,OH)30Cl6 · 14H2O |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Traskite | Ba21Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Ti)4(Ti,Fe,Mg)12(Si12O36)(Si2O7)6(O,OH)30Cl6 · 14H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Gillespite | BaFe2+Si4O10 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Titantaramellite | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| Fe | ⓘ Traskite | Ba21Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Ti)4(Ti,Fe,Mg)12(Si12O36)(Si2O7)6(O,OH)30Cl6 · 14H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Bazirite | BaZr(Si3O9) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | ⓘ Bazirite | BaZr(Si3O9) |
| Ba | ⓘ Benitoite | BaTi(Si3O9) |
| Ba | ⓘ Celsian | Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
| Ba | ⓘ Fresnoite | Ba2Ti(Si2O7)O |
| Ba | ⓘ Gillespite | BaFe2+Si4O10 |
| Ba | ⓘ Krauskopfite | BaSi2O5 · 3H2O |
| Ba | ⓘ Macdonaldite | BaCa4Si16O36(OH)2 · 10H2O |
| Ba | ⓘ Sanbornite | BaSi2O5 |
| Ba | ⓘ Titantaramellite | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| Ba | ⓘ Traskite | Ba21Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Ti)4(Ti,Fe,Mg)12(Si12O36)(Si2O7)6(O,OH)30Cl6 · 14H2O |
| Ba | ⓘ Walstromite | BaCa2(Si3O9) |
| Ba | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
| Ba | ⓘ Bigcreekite | BaSi2O5 · 4H2O |
| Ba | ⓘ Kampfite | Ba12(Si11Al5)O31(CO3)8Cl5 |
| Ba | ⓘ Cerchiaraite-(Al) | Ba4Al4O3(OH)3(Si4O12)[Si2O3(OH)4]Cl |
| Ba | ⓘ Esquireite | BaSi6O13 · 7H2O |
| Ce | Cerium | |
| Ce | ⓘ Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_Creek_(Mono_County,_California) |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q7380692 |
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10115094 |
Localities in this Region
- California
- Fresno County
- Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District
- Fresno County
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- Sierra Nevada BatholithVolcanic Arc
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060190246
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Montgomery, J. H.; Thompson, R. M.; Meagher, E. P. (1972) Pellyite: a new barium silicate mineral from the Yukon Territory. The Canadian Mineralogist, 11 (2). 444-447
Pabst, A. (1978) Zur Morphologie des Taramellits. Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 25 (4). 245-256 doi:10.1007/bf01180231
Mazzi, Fiorenzo, Rossi, Giuseppe (1980) The crystal structure of taramellite. American Mineralogist, 65 (1-2) 123-128
Newberry, Nancy G., Essene, Eric J., Peacor, and Donald R. (1981) Alforsite, a new member of the apatite group: the barium analogue of chlorapatite. American Mineralogist, 66 (9-10) 1050-1053
Snow Cap Mine, Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA