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⇱ Wild Canyon claim, Hughes Mill, Forest Hill Divide area, Placer County, California, USA


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Wild Canyon claim, Hughes Mill, Forest Hill Divide area, Placer County, California, USAi
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Hughes Mill- not defined -
Forest Hill Divide areaArea
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 6' 31'' North , 120° 46' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Foresthill1,483 (2011)10.4km
Alta610 (2011)11.2km
Dutch Flat160 (2011)11.9km
Colfax2,005 (2017)15.0km
Georgetown2,367 (2011)23.0km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Nevada County Gem & Mineral SocietyGrass Valley, California27km
El Dorado County Mineral and Gem SocietyPlacerville, California42km
Gold Country Treasure SeekersPlacerville, California42km
Mindat Locality ID:
85987
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:85987:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Cr occurrence/mine located near the E edge of the SE¼SW¼ sec. 30, T15N, R11E, MDM, about 2.2 km N of Hughes Mill, along a S tributary/fork of Pagge Creek, along the W side of Finning Mill Road, on private land within a National Forest area. Owned & operated by J. Del Mue & W. Zimdars (1942). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.

This is one of many Cr deposits/mines placed into a very large area termed the "Forest Hill Divide area" by Rynearson. That area is based on geological and topographic considerations versus mining districts and overlaps several defined districts. Those Cr occurrences within mining districts are listed under their respective districts, the remainder are listed under Rynearson’s "Forest Hill Divide area."

Local rocks include ultramafic rocks, chiefly Mesozoic, unit 2 (Western Sierra Nevada and Klamath Mountains).

Workings include unspecified underground openings.

Production data are found in: Rynearson, Garn Arthur (1953): 202.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4

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Link to USGS MRDS:10077059

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