Consolidated Iron Mine, Indian Springs, Nevada County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Consolidated Iron Mine | Mine |
Indian Springs | Group of Springs |
Nevada County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 11' 13'' North , 121° 13' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Penn Valley | 1,621 (2011) | 3.3km |
Lake Wildwood | 4,991 (2011) | 5.6km |
Smartsville | 177 (2016) | 6.7km |
Rough and Ready | 963 (2011) | 9.2km |
Beale Air Force Base | 1,319 (2011) | 13.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Nevada County Gem & Mineral Society | Grass Valley, California | 15km |
Sutter Buttes Gem & Mineral Society | Marysville, California | 32km |
Feather River Lapidary & Mineral Society | Oroville, California | 46km |
Roseville Rock Rollers | Roseville, California | 49km |
Mindat Locality ID:
83987
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:83987:6
GUID (UUID V4):
fbba13ba-bf22-408d-9cca-af04506d9ef6
A former lode Au occurrence/mine located in sec. 5, T15N, R7E, MDM, 3.0 km (1.9 miles) WNW of Indian Springs (coordinates of record) and 5.1 km (3.2 miles) SE of Mooney Flat, N of Riffle Box Ravine and WNW of Iron Mountain, on military reservation land. 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).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
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 Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060570127