Lower Slide Creek placer, Virgin Creek Buttes, New River Mining District, Salmon Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 4' 31'' North , 123° 20' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Trinity Village | 297 (2011) | 27.5km |
Willow Creek | 1,710 (2011) | 29.1km |
Burnt Ranch | 281 (2011) | 31.8km |
Junction City | 680 (2011) | 44.8km |
Weaverville | 3,600 (2011) | 50.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
96614
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:96614:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0921c7c3-c0a6-4685-aff2-03cb154aa879
A placer Au occurrence located in secs. 13, 24, 25, 26 & 35, T8N, R7E, HM, 1.9 km (6,200 feet) NE of Virgin Creek Buttes (coordinates of record) along Eagle Creek, just N of its confluence with North Fork Eagle Creek, on Bureau of Land Management wilderness land (Trinity Alps Wilderness). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Local rocks include Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 9 (Western Klamath Mountains).
Reserve data: 2 unmined terraces in sec. 13 contain 100,000 cubic yards of material.
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10287100 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Calaveras-Baker DomainDomain
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0061050305