Yuba Consolidated Goldfields Placer Mine, Snelling, Snelling Mining District, Merced County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Yuba Consolidated Goldfields Placer Mine | Mine |
| Snelling | - not defined - |
| Snelling Mining District | Mining District |
| Merced County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 31' 29'' North , 120° 23' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Snelling | 231 (2011) | 4.5km |
| Bear Valley | 125 (2011) | 24.1km |
| Winton | 10,613 (2011) | 25.0km |
| Tuttle | 103 (2011) | 25.4km |
| Bear Creek | 290 (2011) | 25.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mariposa Gem & Mineral Club | Mariposa, California | 37km |
Mindat Locality ID:
82860
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:82860:3
GUID (UUID V4):
f9b0db7c-09fb-4153-ad61-ba6dd8383b16
A former placer Au-Ag-PGE (Pt) mine (dredge) located in sec. 1, T5S, R14E, MDM, 4.5 km (2.8 miles) E of Snelling and 4.9 km (3.1 miles) W of Merced Falls, along the Merced River, on both banks, in the vicinity of river miles 50 to 51. First produced in 1930. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.
Local rocks include Quaternary alluvium and marine deposits.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| β Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| β Gold Formula: Au Description: Placer material. Argentiferous. |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) |
| β Platinum Formula: Pt Description: Placer material. No data presented regarding Fe content. |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| β Thorite Formula: Th(SiO4) |
| β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| β | Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Thorite | 9.AD.30 | Th(SiO4) |
| β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| β | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
| β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | β Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | β Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Pt | Platinum | |
| Pt | β Platinum | Pt |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Th | Thorium | |
| Th | β Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10139921 |
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