Folsom Mining District, Sacramento County, California, USAi
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Folsom Mining District | Mining District |
Sacramento County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° North , 121° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~64km
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
215845
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:215845:0
GUID (UUID V4):
1b3a6bee-5434-4861-896b-00aca525ee92
The Folsom District extends NW along the S side of the American River, S to Nimbus and W to Mather Air Force Base.
A Au-PGE (Pt-Ir) placer mining area. Pt from this district averages 43.49% Pt. Commonly ferroan platinum alloy and 20.81% Ir.
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities10 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
β | Iridium | 1.AF.10 | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
β | var. Osmiridium | 1.AF.10 | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
β | var. Ruthenosmiridium | 1.AF.10 | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
β | Osmium | 1.AF.05 | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
β | var. Iridosmine | 1.AF.05 | (Os,Ir) |
β | Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
β | Rutheniridosmine | 1.AF.05 | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Erlichmanite | 2.EB.05a | OsS2 |
β | Irarsite | 2.EB.25 | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
β | Sperrylite | 2.EB.05a | PtAs2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | var. Rock Crystal | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
β | 'Iron-Platinum alloy' | - | (Pt,Fe) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Localities in this Region
- California
- Sacramento County
- Folsom Mining District
- Sacramento County
- California
- Sacramento County
- Folsom Mining District
- Sacramento County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Valley BasinBasin
- Great Valley DomainDomain
- Sacramento BasinBasin
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American River Placer deposit, Folsom, Folsom Mining District, Sacramento County, California, USA