Star Placer Mine, Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Star Placer Mine | Mine |
Grass Valley | Valley |
Grass Valley Mining District | Mining District |
Nevada County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 11' 19'' North , 121° 3' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Grass Valley | 12,944 (2017) | 3.4km |
Alta Sierra | 6,911 (2011) | 5.3km |
Rough and Ready | 963 (2011) | 8.0km |
Nevada City | 3,152 (2017) | 8.9km |
Penn Valley | 1,621 (2011) | 11.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Nevada County Gem & Mineral Society | Grass Valley, California | 3km |
Sutter Buttes Gem & Mineral Society | Marysville, California | 46km |
Mindat Locality ID:
219400
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:219400:7
GUID (UUID V4):
1221096c-68f8-4e8d-9808-5f539d7a4968
A former Au mine. West bank of Wolf Creek just above the Omaha mine. Minerals found in diabase dike.
NOTE: There is no mine with this spelling listed in the USGS MRDS database for Nevada County.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β 'Chabazite' Colour: Colorless Description: Occurs as crystals several mm diameter forming coatings of fissures in diabase. References: |
β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Chabazite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
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