Marigold Mine, Bath, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Marigold Mine | Mine |
Bath | - not defined - |
Forest Hill Mining District | Mining District |
Placer County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 1' 23'' North , 120° 47' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Foresthill | 1,483 (2011) | 2.3km |
Georgetown | 2,367 (2011) | 13.6km |
Colfax | 2,005 (2017) | 16.4km |
Auburn Lake Trails | 3,426 (2011) | 18.4km |
Meadow Vista | 3,217 (2011) | 20.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Nevada County Gem & Mineral Society | Grass Valley, California | 32km |
El Dorado County Mineral and Gem Society | Placerville, California | 33km |
Gold Country Treasure Seekers | Placerville, California | 33km |
Mindat Locality ID:
85556
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:85556:4
GUID (UUID V4):
7e950dcc-d824-481c-9f0d-a6cf02105684
A former Cr occurrence/mine located in the SW¼ sec. 30, T14N, R11E, MDM, 1.5 km (0.9 mile) S of Bath and 2.3 km (7,700 feet) E of Foresthill, on the W wall of Volcano Canyon (E wall of the Forest Hill Divide), on National Forest land. Owned by C. W. Doherty & E. Morris, Jr. (1949). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters. This is one of many localities placed into a very large area termed the "Forest Hill Divide area" by Rynearson.
Local rocks include ultramafic rocks, chiefly Mesozoic, unit 2 (Western Sierra Nevada and Klamath Mountains).
Approximately 10 tons of low-grade ore were mined but not shipped.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10043577 |
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