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Yuba River placers (Yuba Mine), Hammonton, Hammonton Mining District (Yuba River Mining District), Yuba County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types
Yuba River placers (Yuba Mine)Group of Placers
Hammonton- not defined -
Hammonton Mining District (Yuba River Mining District)Mining District
Yuba CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 12' 15'' North , 121° 25' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Placers
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Smartsville177 (2016)10.8km
Loma Rica2,368 (2011)12.0km
Beale Air Force Base1,319 (2011)12.2km
Linda17,773 (2011)13.8km
Marysville12,216 (2017)15.7km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Sutter Buttes Gem & Mineral SocietyMarysville, California16km
Nevada County Gem & Mineral SocietyGrass Valley, California31km
Feather River Lapidary & Mineral SocietyOroville, California36km
Mindat Locality ID:
26699
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:26699:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


This file is a general file for occurrences within the Yuba Gold Field as a whole, i.e., occurrences not attributed to a specific dredge, mine, or other sub-division of the district.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Hollingworthite
Formula: (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
โ“˜ 'Iron-Platinum alloy'
Formula: (Pt,Fe)
โ“˜ Laurite
Formula: RuS2
โ“˜ Native Gold
Formula: Au
โ“˜ Native Iridium
Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)
โ“˜ Native Iridium var. Osmiridium
Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)
โ“˜ Native Iridium var. Ruthenosmiridium
Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)
โ“˜ Native Osmium
Formula: (Os,Ir,Ru)
โ“˜ Native Osmium var. Iridosmine
Formula: (Os,Ir)
โ“˜ Native Palladium
Formula: (Pd,Pt)
โ“˜ Native Platinum
Formula: Pt
โ“˜ Native Ruthenium
Formula: (Ru,Ir)
โ“˜ Rutheniridosmine
Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
โ“˜Native Gold1.AA.05Au
โ“˜Native Osmium1.AF.05(Os,Ir,Ru)
โ“˜Rutheniridosmine1.AF.05(Ir,Os,Ru)
โ“˜Native Ruthenium1.AF.05(Ru,Ir)
โ“˜Native Osmium
var. Iridosmine
1.AF.05(Os,Ir)
โ“˜Native Iridium1.AF.10(Ir,Os,Ru)
โ“˜Native Palladium1.AF.10(Pd,Pt)
โ“˜Native Platinum1.AF.10Pt
โ“˜Native Iridium
var. Ruthenosmiridium
1.AF.10(Ir,Os,Ru)
โ“˜var. Osmiridium1.AF.10(Ir,Os,Ru)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Laurite2.EB.05aRuS2
โ“˜Hollingworthite2.EB.25(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Unclassified
โ“˜'Iron-Platinum alloy'-(Pt,Fe)

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