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La Porte, La Porte Mining District, Plumas County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| La Porte | - not defined - |
| La Porte Mining District | Mining District |
| Plumas County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 40' 55'' North , 120° 59' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Downieville | 282 (2011) | 19.2km |
| Clipper Mills | 142 (2011) | 22.3km |
| Plumas Eureka (historical) | 339 (2011) | 25.1km |
| Camptonville | 158 (2011) | 26.2km |
| Pike | 134 (2011) | 27.1km |
A populated place (town).
Known historically for being an active mining town during the mid-late 1800s.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Hypersthene' Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3 Description: Occurs as a constituent of hypersthene-andesite. References: |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region. Description: Placer material. |
| ⓘ Native Platinum Formula: Pt Locality: Slate Creek (Plumas County), La Porte, La Porte Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA Description: Placer material. Noted that, "The platinum metals of Slate creek generally run in sizes from 1/16 inch to microscopic particles, the latter predominating." (Edman, 1898). |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Hypersthene' | - | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Pt | Platinum | |
| Pt | ⓘ Native Platinum | Pt |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Localities in this Region
- California
- California
- Plumas County
- La Porte Mining District
- Plumas County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
- Sierra Nevada BatholithVolcanic Arc
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- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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