Nevada City District (Grass Valley District), Nevada Co., California, USA

Empire Mine, Grass Valley, Nevada City District, Nevada Co., California, USA

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A Au-Pb-Zn-Cr mining area located around Nevada City and Grass Valley.

References

Blake, Wm. P. (1857), Note on the occurrence of telluret of silver in California: California Academy of (Natural) Sciences Proceedings: 1: 96-97.

Laur, P. (1861), Observations sur l’origine et la distribution de l’or dans les divers terrains de la Californie: Acad. sci. Paris: 53: 1099.

Lindgren, Waldemar (1894a), The gold-silver veins of Ophir, California: UGS 14th. Ann. Report, part 2: 243-284; […(abstract): Mining and Scientific Press: 71: 216, 233 (1895); Journal of Geology: 4: 373-374 (1896); …Nature: 53: 466 (1896)]: 231.

Lindgren, Waldemar (1896a), The gold-quartz veins of Nevada City and Grass Valley districts, California: USGS 17th. Annual Report, part 2: 1-262; […(abstract): A.I.M.E. Transactions: 14: 667-668 (1897-98); …(abstract): Zeitschr. Prakt. Geologie, Jahrg. 7: 210-213 (1899)]: 52, 92, 118, 119.

Knaebel, John Ballantine (1931), The veins and crossings of the Grass Valley District, California: Economic Geology: 26: 393.

Johnston, William Drumm (1940), The gold-quartz veins of Grass Valley, California: USGS PP 194, 101 pp.: 34, 37-38, 39, 44.

Kracek, Frank Charles & Kalle J. Neuvonen (1952), Thermochemistry of plagioclase and alkali feldspars: American Journal of Science: 230 (Bowen volume) 1952, (suppl.): 293-318.

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 74, 76, 87, 255, 269, 298, 308, 311, 343, 362, 387, 545.

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 84, 150, 287, 361, 426, 483.

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

55 entries listed. 41 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

USA

California
- Nevada Co.
  - Nevada City District (Grass Valley District)

USA

California
- Nevada Co.
  - Nevada City District (Grass Valley District)

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