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Reward Mine (Clough), Pine Grove, Pine Grove Mining District, Amador County, California, USAi
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Reward Mine (Clough)Mine
Pine GroveCensus-designated Place
Pine Grove Mining DistrictMining District
Amador CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 25' 17'' North , 120° 38' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pine Grove2,219 (2011)1.9km
Volcano115 (2017)2.5km
Red Corral1,413 (2017)3.2km
Pioneer1,094 (2011)6.1km
West Point674 (2011)10.1km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Amador County Gem & Mineral SocietySutter Creek, California14km
El Dorado County Mineral and Gem SocietyPlacerville, California37km
Gold Country Treasure SeekersPlacerville, California37km
Calaveras Gem & Mineral SocietyAngels Camp, California40km
Mindat Locality ID:
73876
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:73876:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former lode Au occurrence/mine located in sec. 34, T7N, R12E, MDM, 1.8 km (1.1 miles) ENE of Pine Grove. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.

Mineralization is a quartz vein deposit. Local rocks include Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 4 (Western Sierra Nevada).

Workings include underground openings comprised of a 100 foot shaft on the vein.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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Link to USGS MRDS:10034503

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