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⇱ Palisades group, Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA


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Palisades group, Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USAi
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Palisades group- not defined -
Lake ElsinoreLake
Pinacate Mining DistrictMining District
Riverside CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 40' 46'' North , 117° 17' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Canyon Lake11,080 (2017)2.4km
Lake Elsinore61,981 (2017)3.0km
Sedco Hills3,158 (2006)4.3km
Meadowbrook3,185 (2017)5.3km
Quail Valley1,538 (2018)5.7km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society, Inc.Fallbrook, California34km
West End Prospectors CorporationNorco, California36km
South Orange County Gem & Mineral SocietySan Clemente, California40km
Yucaipa Valley Gem & Mineral SocietyYucaipa, California46km
Orange Belt Mineralogical SocietySan Bernardino, California48km
Mindat Locality ID:
87248
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:87248:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Pb-Ag-Cu-Au occurrence located in the SE¼NE¼SE¼ sec. 4, T6S, R4W, SBM, 3.0 km (1.9 miles) ENE of Lake Elsinore (town) (center), W of the Railroad Canyon Reservoir. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.

Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in schist. The ore body strikes N60E and dips 60E. Associated rocks include granite. Stringers neat granite contact. Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 2 (Peninsular Ranges) and/or Jurassic marine rocks, unit 4 (Peninsular Ranges and Western Transverse Ranges).

Workings include surface openings comprised of 2 open cuts about 10 feet deep.

Production, if any, is not clear. No other information is available.

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