Defiance group (Defiance claim; West Defiance claim; Extension of Defiance claim; Excelsior Extension claim; Last Chance; Detiance Group Mine; Detiance Gp), Columbia Hill, North Columbia Mining District (Columbia Hill Mining District), Nevada County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 24' 45'' North , 120° 58' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Pike | 134 (2011) | 3.4km |
Camptonville | 158 (2011) | 7.5km |
North San Juan | 269 (2011) | 11.9km |
Washington | 185 (2011) | 16.4km |
Nevada City | 3,152 (2017) | 17.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Nevada County Gem & Mineral Society | Grass Valley, California | 23km |
Mindat Locality ID:
84028
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:84028:9
GUID (UUID V4):
b910158e-4fdd-4212-b929-a56eeb40bc5c
A former lode Au occurrence/group of claims located in the E½ sec. 20 & in sec. 21, T18N, R9E, MDM, 2.6 km (1.6 miles) NNW of Columbia Hill (coordinates of record), along the S canyon wall of the Middle Yuba River (4 miles N of North Columbia), on National Forest land. The property comprises 5 quartz claims. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters. NOTE: USGS MRDS file #10007568 lists this locality as "Detiance," an obvious mis-spelling for Definance.
Local rocks include Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 6 (Northwestern Sierra Nevada) and/or undivided pre-Cenozoic metavolcanic rocks, unit 2 (undivided).
Workings include underground openings with a length of 502.92 meters and comprised of an adit and a drift.
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: | 10115798 |
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060570636