Crescent Placer Mine, Downieville, Downieville Mining District, Sierra County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Crescent Placer Mine | Mine |
Downieville | - not defined - |
Downieville Mining District | Mining District |
Sierra County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 32' 38'' North , 120° 54' 60'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Downieville | 282 (2011) | 7.9km |
Pike | 134 (2011) | 13.6km |
Camptonville | 158 (2011) | 15.3km |
Clipper Mills | 142 (2011) | 20.7km |
Washington | 185 (2011) | 22.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Nevada County Gem & Mineral Society | Grass Valley, California | 38km |
Mindat Locality ID:
93198
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:93198:9
GUID (UUID V4):
3ee1c0c9-52fe-446f-af67-edb5e9b805b8
A former placer Au-Ag occurrence/mine located in sec. 1, T19N, R9E, MDM, about 8.6 km W of Downieville, along the W canyon wall of Ramshorn Creek (E slope of Fiddle Creek Ridge), N of the North Yuba River, on National Forest land. MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated.
Local rocks include pre-Cenozoic metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks undivided.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Description: Placer material. Apparently somewhat argentiferous. |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10287025 |
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