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E. A. Kent Dredge No. 1 (Burden Ranch), River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District (Oleta Mining District), Amador County, California, USAi
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E. A. Kent Dredge No. 1 (Burden Ranch)- not defined -
River Pines- not defined -
Fiddletown Mining District (Oleta Mining District)Mining District
Amador CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 32' 12'' North , 120° 42' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
River Pines379 (2011)3.0km
Fiddletown235 (2011)5.3km
Volcano115 (2017)12.6km
Plymouth960 (2017)13.1km
Pine Grove2,219 (2011)14.5km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Amador County Gem & Mineral SocietySutter Creek, California18km
El Dorado County Mineral and Gem SocietyPlacerville, California23km
Gold Country Treasure SeekersPlacerville, California23km
Mindat Locality ID:
73592
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:73592:3
GUID (UUID V4):
f37b09b2-5178-4fc5-ac88-666ca668a54a


A former placer Au-Ag occurrence/dredge mine located in sec. 24, T8N, R11E, MDM, 3.0 km (1.9 miles) ESE of River Pines, along the South Fork Consumnes River. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.

Local rocks include Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 4 (Western Sierra Nevada).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

Gold
Formula: Au
Description: Placer material. Apparently somewhat argentiferous.

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Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au

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AuGold
Au GoldAu

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Link to USGS MRDS:10187222

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