Black Spanish No. 2 Mine, Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 54' 35'' North , 121° 7' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | 1,224 (2011) | 4.0km |
| North Auburn | 13,022 (2011) | 5.0km |
| Auburn | 13,953 (2017) | 5.1km |
| Penryn | 831 (2011) | 7.1km |
| Cool | 4,100 (2017) | 10.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Roseville Rock Rollers | Roseville, California | 22km |
| Fossils for Fun Society, Inc. | North Highlands, California | 32km |
| Sacramento Valley Detecting Buffs | North Highlands, California | 32km |
| Nevada County Gem & Mineral Society | Grass Valley, California | 35km |
| El Dorado County Mineral and Gem Society | Placerville, California | 35km |
Mindat Locality ID:
85104
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:85104:5
GUID (UUID V4):
9b37b8ca-4ce1-464f-bf4a-ae4454a193ca
A former lode Au occurrence/mine located in the NW¼ (estimated) sec. 7, T12N, R8E, MDM, about 2.3 km NNW of Ophir, W of Bald Hill and N of Doty Ravine (2½ miles N of Newcastle), on a lode claim. Owned by J. E. Walsh (1935). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
Mineralization is a quartz vein deposit hosted in granodiorite. Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges) and/or Mesozoic volcanic rocks, unit 2 (Western Sierra Foothills and Western Klamath Mountains).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10032055 |
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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 #0060610115
