Wait property, Sugarloaf Peak, Amador County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wait property | Property |
| Sugarloaf Peak | Peak |
| Amador County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 26' 12'' North , 120° 54' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Drytown | 167 (2011) | 4.3km |
| Amador City | 189 (2017) | 7.1km |
| Plymouth | 960 (2017) | 7.1km |
| Ione | 7,000 (2017) | 9.7km |
| Sutter Creek | 2,488 (2017) | 10.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Amador County Gem & Mineral Society | Sutter Creek, California | 10km |
| El Dorado County Mineral and Gem Society | Placerville, California | 34km |
| Gold Country Treasure Seekers | Placerville, California | 34km |
| Roseville Rock Rollers | Roseville, California | 48km |
| Fossils for Fun Society, Inc. | North Highlands, California | 49km |
Mindat Locality ID:
73992
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:73992:9
GUID (UUID V4):
eb1eb4e9-ac84-44d1-b109-7d3069802083
A former Cr occurrence/mine located in the NW¼ sec. 29, T7N, R10E, MDM, 2.0 kmm (1.3 miles) WSW of Sugarloaf Peak (coordinates of record) and 2.2 km (1.4 miles) NNW of Rocky Point (coordinates of record), on private land. Owned by A.L. and R.A. Wait (1953). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
Local rocks include Mesozoic volcanic rocks, unit 2 (Western Sierra Foothills and Western Klamath Mountains).
Workings include surface openings comprised of a number of open pits, the largest of which is 20 feet deep and 60 feet long.
Worked in 1916 and produced about 71 long tons of ore containing about 38% chromic oxide and 6 or 7% silica. Chromite float has been found at intervals southward from the mine for nearly a mile.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10109103 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060050020
