Unnamed Au placer deposits [24], French Hill, Spanish Dry Diggings (Spanish Dry Diggins), Greenwood District, Northwest Segment Mother Lode, El Dorado County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 56' 2'' North , 120° 57' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Deposits
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Auburn Lake Trails | 3,426 (2011) | 2.3km |
Cool | 4,100 (2017) | 6.9km |
Meadow Vista | 3,217 (2011) | 9.1km |
North Auburn | 13,022 (2011) | 10.4km |
Auburn | 13,953 (2017) | 10.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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El Dorado County Mineral and Gem Society | Placerville, California | 27km |
Gold Country Treasure Seekers | Placerville, California | 27km |
Nevada County Gem & Mineral Society | Grass Valley, California | 33km |
Roseville Rock Rollers | Roseville, California | 35km |
Fossils for Fun Society, Inc. | North Highlands, California | 45km |
Mindat Locality ID:
78077
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:78077:4
GUID (UUID V4):
3636aa29-edd7-4627-813f-f2652739ef1d
A reported placer Au occurrence(s) located in sec. 34, T13N, R9E, MDM, 3.3 km (2.0 miles) W of French Hill (coordinates of record), along the S bank of the Middle Fork American River, between Maine Bar Canyon and Buckeye Canyon, at Sardine Bar. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Local rocks include Jurassic marine rocks, unit 1 (Western Sierra Nevada and Western Klamath Mountains).
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10260126 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
USA
- California
- Mother Lode BeltBelt
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060170204