Mount Auburn Mine, Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Mount Auburn Mine | Mine |
Nevada City | City |
Nevada City Mining District | Mining District |
Nevada County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 16' 45'' North , 121° 3' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Nevada City | 3,152 (2017) | 3.8km |
Grass Valley | 12,944 (2017) | 6.7km |
Rough and Ready | 963 (2011) | 8.8km |
North San Juan | 269 (2011) | 10.8km |
Lake Wildwood | 4,991 (2011) | 13.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Nevada County Gem & Mineral Society | Grass Valley, California | 7km |
Sutter Buttes Gem & Mineral Society | Marysville, California | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
84443
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:84443:4
GUID (UUID V4):
f49e78f1-4b29-4a65-b392-44d11f04ae40
A former lode Au-Pb occurrence/mine located in the SW¼NW¼ (estimated) sec. 2, T16N, R8E, MDM, about 4.3 km (2.5 miles) WNW of Nevada City proper, S of Cement Hill and N of highway 49. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is hosted in granite. The ore body strikes N35W and dips 45NE at a thickness of 1.52 meters. Local rocks include Mesozoic volcanic rocks, unit 2 (Western Sierra Foothills and Western Klamath Mountains) and/or Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges).
Workings include underground openings with a length of 335.28 meters and an overall depth of 182.88 meters and comprised of an incline with 4 levels and drifts.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
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 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10007340 |
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060570221