White Bear Mine, Chili Bar, Placerville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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White Bear Mine | Mine |
Chili Bar | - not defined - |
Placerville Mining District | Mining District |
El Dorado County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 45' 39'' North , 120° 48' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Placerville | 10,650 (2017) | 3.6km |
Cold Springs | 446 (2011) | 5.7km |
Diamond Springs | 11,037 (2011) | 7.4km |
Coloma | 529 (2011) | 8.3km |
Deer Park | 1,384 (2018) | 8.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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El Dorado County Mineral and Gem Society | Placerville, California | 4km |
Gold Country Treasure Seekers | Placerville, California | 4km |
Amador County Gem & Mineral Society | Sutter Creek, California | 41km |
Roseville Rock Rollers | Roseville, California | 42km |
Fossils for Fun Society, Inc. | North Highlands, California | 50km |
Mindat Locality ID:
78388
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:78388:7
GUID (UUID V4):
23989944-2c96-4737-bac5-937196693fc1
A former lode Au occurrence/mine located in sec. 36, T11N, R10E, MDM, 1.2 km (0.8 mile) ESE of Chili Bar, E of Big Canyon and S of the South Fork American River (5 miles SE of Coloma). MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated. An operation of the Placerville Gold Mining Company in the 1950's.
Mineralization is a vein deposit. Local rocks include Jurassic marine rocks, unit 1 (Western Sierra Nevada and Western Klamath Mountains).
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 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10034928 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Calaveras-Baker DomainDomain
USA
- California
- Mother Lode BeltBelt
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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