Unidentified Au mine [31], Pike (Pike City), Pike Mining District, Sierra County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Unidentified Au mine [31] | Mine |
Pike (Pike City) | - not defined - |
Pike Mining District | Mining District |
Sierra County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 24' 30'' North , 121° 0' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Pike | 134 (2011) | 3.5km |
Camptonville | 158 (2011) | 6.1km |
North San Juan | 269 (2011) | 9.5km |
Nevada City | 3,152 (2017) | 16.3km |
Dobbins | 624 (2011) | 17.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Nevada County Gem & Mineral Society | Grass Valley, California | 22km |
Feather River Lapidary & Mineral Society | Oroville, California | 49km |
Mindat Locality ID:
93687
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:93687:8
GUID (UUID V4):
62342852-2c9f-4041-b953-9547206c07ab
A former lode Au occurrence/mine located in the SW¼ (estimated) sec. 19, T18N, R9E, MDM, 3.5 km (2.2 miles) S of Pike, along the N canyon wall of the Middle Yuba River, near the Sierra-Yuba-Nevada county lines (3½ miles SSE of Comptonville), on National Forest land. MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in deeply weathered diorite. Local rocks include undivided pre-Cenozoic metavolcanic rocks, unit 2 (undivided).
Workings include underground openings comprised of an adit.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
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 |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10034823 |
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