American River, Folsom, Folsom Mining District, Sacramento County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
---|---|
American River | River |
Folsom | - not defined - |
Folsom Mining District | Mining District |
Sacramento County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° North , 121° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
211278
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:211278:0
GUID (UUID V4):
c62f0681-fe7b-40ad-a1f0-210c775623ee
A placer PGE (Pt-Ru-Ir-Os) deposit along the American River from Folsom to Sacramento.
Mineralization occurs in river gravels.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Erlichmanite Formula: OsS2 |
β Irarsite Formula: (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
β Iridium Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru) |
β Iridium var. Osmiridium Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru) |
β Iridium var. Ruthenosmiridium Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru) |
β 'Iron-Platinum alloy' Formula: (Pt,Fe) |
β Osmium Formula: (Os,Ir,Ru) |
β Osmium var. Iridosmine Formula: (Os,Ir) |
β Platinum Formula: Pt |
β Rutheniridosmine Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru) |
β Sperrylite Formula: PtAs2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Rutheniridosmine | 1.AF.05 | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
β | Osmium | 1.AF.05 | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
β | var. Iridosmine | 1.AF.05 | (Os,Ir) |
β | Iridium | 1.AF.10 | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
β | Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
β | Iridium var. Ruthenosmiridium | 1.AF.10 | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
β | var. Osmiridium | 1.AF.10 | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Erlichmanite | 2.EB.05a | OsS2 |
β | Sperrylite | 2.EB.05a | PtAs2 |
β | Irarsite | 2.EB.25 | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Iron-Platinum alloy' | - | (Pt,Fe) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
S | Sulfur | |
---|---|---|
S | β Erlichmanite | OsS2 |
S | β Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Iron-Platinum alloy | (Pt,Fe) |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
As | β Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
Ru | Ruthenium | |
Ru | β Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
Ru | β Iridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
Ru | β Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
Ru | β Rutheniridosmine | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
Ru | β Iridium var. Ruthenosmiridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
Ru | β Iridium var. Osmiridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
Rh | Rhodium | |
Rh | β Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
Os | Osmium | |
Os | β Erlichmanite | OsS2 |
Os | β Iridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
Os | β Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
Os | β Rutheniridosmine | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
Os | β Iridium var. Ruthenosmiridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
Os | β Iridium var. Osmiridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
Os | β Osmium var. Iridosmine | (Os,Ir) |
Ir | Iridium | |
Ir | β Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
Ir | β Iridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
Ir | β Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
Ir | β Rutheniridosmine | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
Ir | β Iridium var. Ruthenosmiridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
Ir | β Iridium var. Osmiridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
Ir | β Osmium var. Iridosmine | (Os,Ir) |
Pt | Platinum | |
Pt | β Iron-Platinum alloy | (Pt,Fe) |
Pt | β Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
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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