Bazacoo Mine, Grizzly Bear House, Placer County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Bazacoo Mine | Mine |
Grizzly Bear House | - not defined - |
Placer County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 57' 28'' North , 120° 56' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Auburn Lake Trails | 3,426 (2011) | 4.8km |
Meadow Vista | 3,217 (2011) | 7.9km |
Cool | 4,100 (2017) | 9.7km |
Georgetown | 2,367 (2011) | 11.1km |
North Auburn | 13,022 (2011) | 11.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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El Dorado County Mineral and Gem Society | Placerville, California | 28km |
Gold Country Treasure Seekers | Placerville, California | 28km |
Nevada County Gem & Mineral Society | Grass Valley, California | 31km |
Roseville Rock Rollers | Roseville, California | 37km |
Fossils for Fun Society, Inc. | North Highlands, California | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
85053
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:85053:2
GUID (UUID V4):
bd1e4208-8b32-4016-9262-87f5d7abf5cd
A former lode Au occurrence/mine located in sec. 22, in the SW¼SW¼ sec. 23, & in sec. 26, T13N, R9E, MDM, about 3.5 km NE of Grizzly Bear House, NE of the Butcher Ranch and W of the Middle Fork American River at Cherokee Bar. Owned by James Sheridan (1935). MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in slate. The ore body strikes NW and dips NE at a thickness of 0.46 meter. The vein is 18 inches thick. Local rocks include Jurassic marine rocks, unit 1 (Western Sierra Nevada and Western Klamath Mountains).
Workings include underground openings with a length of 121.92 meters and an overall depth of 12.19 meters and comprised of a shaft and a tunnel (adit ?).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
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 Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10007729 |
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