Quartz placers, Fiddletown (Oleta), Fiddletown Mining District (Oleta Mining District), Amador County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Quartz placers | Group of Placers |
Fiddletown (Oleta) | - not defined - |
Fiddletown Mining District (Oleta Mining District) | Mining District |
Amador County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 30' 59'' North , 120° 44' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Placers
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Fiddletown | 235 (2011) | 1.6km |
River Pines | 379 (2011) | 3.3km |
Plymouth | 960 (2017) | 9.3km |
Drytown | 167 (2011) | 12.5km |
Amador City | 189 (2017) | 12.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Amador County Gem & Mineral Society | Sutter Creek, California | 15km |
El Dorado County Mineral and Gem Society | Placerville, California | 24km |
Gold Country Treasure Seekers | Placerville, California | 24km |
Mindat Locality ID:
73859
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:73859:5
GUID (UUID V4):
3ecbcb92-81e4-4b99-8dde-435b8564d26e
A placer quartz occurrence located in sec. 27, T8N, R11E, MDM, 1.5 km (1.0 mile) NNE of Fiddletown, between Big Indian Creek and North Fork Dry Creek. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10,000 meters (sic).
Local rocks include Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 4 (Western Sierra Nevada).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Occurs as crystals (does not specify if rock crystal or milky). References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10162601 |
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