Vergnes placer, Mad Mule Mountain, French Gulch Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Vergnes placer | Placer |
Mad Mule Mountain | Mountain |
French Gulch Mining District | Mining District |
Klamath Mountains | Mountain Range |
Shasta County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 38' 13'' North , 122° 35' 34'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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French Gulch | 346 (2011) | 8.1km |
Shasta | 1,771 (2011) | 9.5km |
Keswick | 451 (2011) | 10.8km |
Redding | 91,582 (2017) | 17.9km |
Central Valley (historical) | 4,340 (2015) | 19.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Shasta Gem & Mineral Society | Redding, California | 18km |
Mindat Locality ID:
93040
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:93040:3
GUID (UUID V4):
5d5b2d11-7579-4ee0-a26c-1cc2fa10402b
A placer Au occurrence located in secs. 7 & 17, T32N, R6W, MDM, 4.2 km (2.6 miles) S of Mad Mule Mountain (coordinates of record), and 2.9 km (9,500 feet) W of Whiskeytown, S of Boulder Creek, on National Park Service land (Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Local rocks include Paleozoic metavolcanic rocks, unit 1 (Eastern Klamath Mountains).
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10164908 |
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060890324