North Star Group of Mines (Atlanta claim; Ronnie B), Gold Park, Riverside County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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North Star Group of Mines (Atlanta claim; Ronnie B) | Group of Mines |
Gold Park | Park |
Riverside County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 1' 56'' North , 115° 58' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Twentynine Palms | 26,025 (2017) | 13.2km |
Indio Hills | 972 (2011) | 32.0km |
Joshua Tree | 7,414 (2011) | 32.5km |
Sky Valley | 2,406 (2011) | 37.6km |
Indio | 87,533 (2017) | 40.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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First Class Miners | Yucca Valley, California | 42km |
Hi-Desert Rockhounds of Morongo Valley | Yucca Valley, California | 42km |
Mindat Locality ID:
87212
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:87212:7
GUID (UUID V4):
2d9ec69c-afef-4747-9601-6a765da41383
A Au occurrence located in sec. 1, T2S, R9E, SBM, 1.7 km (1.1 miles) N of Gold Park (coordinates of record, along the northern margin of the flat, (6 miles S of Twentynine Palms [San Bernardino County]), on the W slope of the Pinto Mountains. MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated.
NOTE: The USGS MRDS database file presents MRDS file #10140111 as a related file. It has nothing to do with this locality, but rather, another locality with a similar name.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in granite. The ore body is 0.61 meter wide. The deposit is comprised of a narrow quartz vein. Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges).
Workings include underground openings comprised of a 2 compartment shaft sunk 60 feet on the North Star claim; S at the Atlanta claim, a 100 foot deep shaft was sunk. A 270 foot tunnel was driven N at the bottom of the shaft.
Assay data: North Star claim ore at $25 (period values) Au/ton.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10064439 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- California
- Gold Park Mining DistrictMining District
- Pinto MountainsMountain Range
- San Bernardino MountainsMountain Range
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