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New Chicago Mine, Frenchtown, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types
New Chicago MineMine
FrenchtownUnincorporated Community
Shingle Springs Mining DistrictMining District
West Belt- not defined -
El Dorado CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 37' 55'' North , 120° 55' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Shingle Springs4,432 (2011)3.8km
Cameron Park18,228 (2011)7.3km
Deer Park1,384 (2018)9.9km
Diamond Springs11,037 (2011)11.3km
Cold Springs446 (2011)12.9km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
El Dorado County Mineral and Gem SocietyPlacerville, California15km
Gold Country Treasure SeekersPlacerville, California15km
Amador County Gem & Mineral SocietySutter Creek, California28km
Roseville Rock RollersRoseville, California35km
Fossils for Fun Society, Inc.North Highlands, California40km
Mindat Locality ID:
77979
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:77979:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former lode Au occurrence/mine located in the E½SE¼ sec. 18, T9N, R10E, MDM, 1.2 km (0.7 mile) SSW of Frenchtown (2½ miles SSE of Shingle Springs; 1½ miles N of Mount Aigare), on an unpatented claim & millsite. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters. Logan (1934) lists this locality as a second "Crystal" claim.

Mineralization is a vein deposit. Local rocks include pre-Cenozoic metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks undivided.

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2 valid minerals.

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

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

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Link to USGS MRDS:10006913

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