Hawkins Bar placer, Hawkins Bar, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Hawkins Bar placer | Placer |
| Hawkins Bar | - not defined - |
| Klamath Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Trinity County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 52' 14'' North , 123° 31' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Trinity Village | 297 (2011) | 0.9km |
| Burnt Ranch | 281 (2011) | 7.9km |
| Willow Creek | 1,710 (2011) | 12.1km |
| Hyampom | 241 (2011) | 28.7km |
| Blue Lake | 1,252 (2017) | 39.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
96450
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:96450:7
GUID (UUID V4):
86bda61b-26e6-494d-a1da-d08f6d04e3c4
A former placer Au-PGE (PT) mine located in secs. 28 & 29, T6N, R6E, HM, 0.2 km (700 feet) ENE of Hawkins Bar and 0.9 km (2,800 feet) SE of Trinity Village, along the Trinity River, on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is a placer Au-PGE deposit (Deposit model: 119: Placer Au-PGE), hosted in Holocene gravels. The ore body is stream sediment deposits. ontrols for ore emplacement ionvolved stream hydraulics. Local rocks include Jurassic marine rocks, unit 1 (Western Sierra Nevada and Western Klamath Mountains).
Related tectonic structures include: Klamath Mountains Accreted Terrane.
Workings included surface operations over an area of 137.598 hectares.
Production data: Bench gravel with some Pt.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Platinum Formula: Pt Description: Placer material - some present. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10038040 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0061050272
