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Consolidated Iron Mine, Indian Springs, Nevada County, California, USAi
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Consolidated Iron MineMine
Indian SpringsGroup of Springs
Nevada CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 11' 13'' North , 121° 13' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Penn Valley1,621 (2011)3.3km
Lake Wildwood4,991 (2011)5.6km
Smartsville177 (2016)6.7km
Rough and Ready963 (2011)9.2km
Beale Air Force Base1,319 (2011)13.9km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Nevada County Gem & Mineral SocietyGrass Valley, California15km
Sutter Buttes Gem & Mineral SocietyMarysville, California32km
Feather River Lapidary & Mineral SocietyOroville, California46km
Roseville Rock RollersRoseville, California49km
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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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
AuGold
Au GoldAu

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