Tripp prospect, Scottsville, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Tripp prospect | Prospect |
Scottsville | - not defined - |
Jackson-Plymouth Mining District | Mining District |
Amador County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 18' 12'' North , 120° 45' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Mokelumne Hill | 646 (2011) | 4.0km |
Jackson | 4,649 (2017) | 5.4km |
Martell | 282 (2011) | 8.0km |
Sutter Creek | 2,488 (2017) | 10.9km |
San Andreas | 2,783 (2011) | 13.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Amador County Gem & Mineral Society | Sutter Creek, California | 11km |
Calaveras Gem & Mineral Society | Angels Camp, California | 32km |
El Dorado County Mineral and Gem Society | Placerville, California | 48km |
Gold Country Treasure Seekers | Placerville, California | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
73935
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:73935:4
GUID (UUID V4):
6fe873c4-9b46-4db2-8263-e4ac65909465
A Au occurrence located in sec. 10, T5N, R11E, MDM, about 3.8 km S of Scottsville (¼ mile above Big Bar Ridge, about 5 miles SE of Jackson), on private land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is a quartz vein deposit. Local rocks include Jurassic marine rocks, unit 1 (Western Sierra Nevada and Western Klamath Mountains).
Workings include unspecified underground openings.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10028200 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Calaveras-Baker DomainDomain
USA
- California
- Amador County
- Mother Lode BeltBelt
- Amador County
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060050236