Forks of Salmon placer, Somes Bar area, Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Forks of Salmon placer | Placer |
Somes Bar area | Area |
Klamath Mountains | Mountain Range |
Humboldt County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 22' 33'' North , 123° 29' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Happy Camp | 1,190 (2015) | 47.2km |
Willow Creek | 1,710 (2011) | 49.9km |
Gasquet | 661 (2011) | 65.6km |
Blue Lake | 1,252 (2017) | 68.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
76771
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:76771:9
GUID (UUID V4):
ab5b0fc4-eaaa-42e0-ba28-0a9b04578eb1
A former placer Au-PGE (Pt) mine located 1.2 km (4,000 feet) W of Somes Bar (Siskiyou County) on the county line.
Mineralization is a stream placer deposit (Deposit Model: 119: Placer Au-PGE), hosted in gravel.
Related tectonic structures incolude the Klamath Mountains Accreted Terrane.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
ⓘ | Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
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