Edison Mine, Old Man Mountain, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Edison Mine | Mine |
Old Man Mountain | Mountain |
Meadow Lake Mining District | Mining District |
Nevada County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 21' 39'' North , 120° 31' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Kingvale | 143 (2011) | 9.1km |
Washington | 185 (2011) | 23.9km |
Sierra City | 221 (2011) | 24.7km |
Sierraville | 200 (2011) | 28.7km |
Truckee | 16,299 (2017) | 29.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Nevada County Gem & Mineral Society | Grass Valley, California | 49km |
Mindat Locality ID:
84070
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:84070:2
GUID (UUID V4):
653a773b-51ee-44e8-b797-0364a5778f96
A former lode Au occurrence/mine located in sec. 4, T17N, R13E, MDM, 1.1 km (0.7 mile) S of Old Man Mountain (coordinates of record) and 3.4 km (2.1 miles) SSE of Baltimore Town (site), on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges).
Workings include surface and underground openings with an overall depth of 30.48 meters and comprised of 2 shafts and an open cut.
Production data are found in: Logan, Clarence August (1924).
Analytical data results: Concentrates assayed at $50 (period values) Au/ton.
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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: | 10007660 |
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