Snelling placers, Merced River, Snelling, Snelling Mining District, Merced County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Snelling placers | Group of Placers |
| Merced River | River |
| Snelling | - not defined - |
| Snelling Mining District | Mining District |
| Merced County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° North , 120° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~7km
Type:
Group of Placers
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
219131
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:219131:0
GUID (UUID V4):
9ae7cf2f-79fb-40be-82ff-5989ba4011fb
Placer PGE (Pt-Ru-Os-Ir) mines on and flanking the Merced River.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Cooperite Formula: PtS |
| β Iridium Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| β Iridium var. Ruthenosmiridium Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| β 'Iron-Platinum alloy' Formula: (Pt,Fe) |
| β Platinum Formula: Pt Description: Placer material at 97.7% Pt (as a ferroplatinum alloy) and 2.3% Os + Ir. |
| β Rutheniridosmine Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| β Sperrylite Formula: PtAs2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Rutheniridosmine | 1.AF.05 | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| β | Iridium | 1.AF.10 | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| β | Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
| β | Iridium var. Ruthenosmiridium | 1.AF.10 | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Cooperite | 2.CC.35b | PtS |
| β | Sperrylite | 2.EB.05a | PtAs2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Iron-Platinum alloy' | - | (Pt,Fe) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | β Cooperite | PtS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Iron-Platinum alloy | (Pt,Fe) |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
| Ru | Ruthenium | |
| Ru | β Iridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| Ru | β Rutheniridosmine | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| Ru | β Iridium var. Ruthenosmiridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| Os | Osmium | |
| Os | β Iridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| Os | β Rutheniridosmine | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| Os | β Iridium var. Ruthenosmiridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| Ir | Iridium | |
| Ir | β Iridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| Ir | β Rutheniridosmine | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| Ir | β Iridium var. Ruthenosmiridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| Pt | Platinum | |
| Pt | β Cooperite | PtS |
| Pt | β Iron-Platinum alloy | (Pt,Fe) |
| Pt | β Platinum | Pt |
| Pt | β Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
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