Garfield and Excelsior Consolidated Mine (Garfield and Excelsior Cons.), Greenwood, Greenwood District, Northwest Segment Mother Lode, El Dorado County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 55' 2'' North , 120° 53' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Auburn Lake Trails | 3,426 (2011) | 4.8km |
| Georgetown | 2,367 (2011) | 5.2km |
| Cool | 4,100 (2017) | 10.7km |
| Coloma | 529 (2011) | 13.1km |
| Foresthill | 1,483 (2011) | 13.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| El Dorado County Mineral and Gem Society | Placerville, California | 23km |
| Gold Country Treasure Seekers | Placerville, California | 23km |
| Nevada County Gem & Mineral Society | Grass Valley, California | 36km |
| Roseville Rock Rollers | Roseville, California | 38km |
| Fossils for Fun Society, Inc. | North Highlands, California | 49km |
Mindat Locality ID:
77625
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:77625:8
GUID (UUID V4):
2ac7f929-85ab-4885-8479-33e20f40d568
A former lode Au occurrence/mine located in the SE¼ sec. 6, T12N, R10E, MDM, 2.6 km (1.6 miles) NNE of Greenwood. Operated around 1894. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters. Reported to be 1 mile NE of Greenwood, which is in the SW¼ section 7, NW corner sec. 18. References show this mine in sec. 5 & 6, but this does not seem likely if the geographical description is correct.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in slate. The ore body is 6.1 meters in thickness. The vein is 20 feet wide. A serpentine dike runs a short distance back of, and parallel with, the vein. The footwall is highly mineralized. Contains 3,000 feet by 600 feet (?) on same course as the Idlewild Mine (Taylor - section 21). The sulfides carry the Au. The surface of the outcrop is Au-bearing, as are all ravines heading toward it. Local rocks include Jurassic marine rocks, unit 1 (Western Sierra Nevada and Western Klamath Mountains).
Workings include underground openings with a length of 365.76 meters. Developed by 4 crosscut adits at 200 to 400 feet in length (developed by 4 tunnels 275, 325, 400 and 4,200 feet long - locations may be later known by different names). Some ground sluicing was being done in the 1890's.
No production record was found.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10030022 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Calaveras-Baker DomainDomain
USA
- California
- Mother Lode BeltBelt
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060170510
