Courtwright property (Woods and Roach lease), Sunnybrook, Pardee Mining District, Amador County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Courtwright property (Woods and Roach lease) | Property |
Sunnybrook | Residential Area |
Pardee Mining District | Mining District |
Amador County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 19' 46'' North , 120° 51' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Buena Vista | 429 (2011) | 5.7km |
Ione | 7,000 (2017) | 6.4km |
Martell | 282 (2011) | 7.3km |
Jackson | 4,649 (2017) | 8.2km |
Sutter Creek | 2,488 (2017) | 8.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Amador County Gem & Mineral Society | Sutter Creek, California | 9km |
Calaveras Gem & Mineral Society | Angels Camp, California | 41km |
El Dorado County Mineral and Gem Society | Placerville, California | 45km |
Gold Country Treasure Seekers | Placerville, California | 45km |
Mindat Locality ID:
73556
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:73556:1
GUID (UUID V4):
5c395c68-1265-445b-b8bc-67ad81d5c5be
A former Cr occurrence/mine located in the NE¼SW¼ sec. 34, T6N, R10E, MDM, 1.8 km (1.1 miles) SE of Sunnybrook, E and S of Mountain Spring Creek, on private land. Mesozoic volcanic rocks, unit 2 (Western Sierra Foothills and Western Klamath Mountains). Owned by Emma Garibaldi (1953). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Local rocks include Mesozoic volcanic rocks, unit 2 (Western Sierra Foothills and Western Klamath Mountains).
Workings include surface and underground openings comprised of 2 shafts at 30 and 32 feet deep, plus several trenches.
Past production has been 80 tons of 38 to 40% ore. About 5 or 6 tons of ore in sight and 8 tons of 38% ore on the dump. A small pit 300 yards SE of the shaft has had about ½ ton of ore removed ans a small amount of low-grade ore is in sight. Between the two workings there are occasional small lenes of ore, the largest of which would not contain more than 50 pounds of ore.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10028092 |
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