Hayden property, Frenchtown, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Hayden property | Property |
| Frenchtown | - not defined - |
| Shingle Springs Mining District | Mining District |
| West Belt | - not defined - |
| El Dorado County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 38' 49'' North , 120° 54' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shingle Springs | 4,432 (2011) | 2.3km |
| Cameron Park | 18,228 (2011) | 6.6km |
| Deer Park | 1,384 (2018) | 8.9km |
| Diamond Springs | 11,037 (2011) | 10.2km |
| Cold Springs | 446 (2011) | 11.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| El Dorado County Mineral and Gem Society | Placerville, California | 14km |
| Gold Country Treasure Seekers | Placerville, California | 14km |
| Amador County Gem & Mineral Society | Sutter Creek, California | 30km |
| Roseville Rock Rollers | Roseville, California | 34km |
| Fossils for Fun Society, Inc. | North Highlands, California | 40km |
Mindat Locality ID:
77708
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:77708:0
GUID (UUID V4):
14d0970c-256b-4dc6-8ca1-418623a06014
A talc/soapstone occurrence located in the SW¼SW¼ sec. 7, T9N, R10E, MDM, 0.7 km (0.5 mile) NNW of Frenchtown and 2.3 km (1.4 miles) SSE of Shingle Springs, W of the confluence of Sawmill Creek and French Creek. Operated by the Industrial Minerals and Chemicals Co. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
Soapstone has been mined since early 1955. The material mined is trucked to the company's grinding plant at Florin, Sacramento County, and prepared for use in insecticides. A F5rank Harris had a contract to mine and haul the ore to the plant.
Local rocks include ultramafic rocks, chiefly Mesozoic, unit 2 (Western Sierra Nevada and Klamath Mountains) and/or pre-Cenozoic metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks undivided.
Openings include surface openings comprised an open cut about 100 feet long, 40 feet wide and 20 feet deep at the face of the N end.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Soapstone' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Unclassified | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 'Soapstone' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10092072 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060170261
