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Native Iridium from
Unnamed placer PGE occurrence [1], Cool, El Dorado County, California, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Native Iridium
Formula:(Ir,Os,Ru)
Comments:Occurs with platinum in almost equal amounts plus traces of Pd & Rh.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Native Platinum
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Iridium data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed placer PGE occurrence [1], Cool, El Dorado County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:639995
Long-form Identifier:1:3:639995:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Iridium
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘYuba River placers (Yuba Mine), Hammonton, Hammonton Mining District (Yuba River Mining District), Yuba County, California, USA
53.3km (33.1 miles) ⓘYuba River placers, North San Juan, North San Juan Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
74.7km (46.4 miles) ⓘClements area placers, Dogtown, Camanche Mining District, San Joaquin County, California, USA
References
Logan, C. A. (1919) Platinum and Allied Metals in California. Bulletin 85. California State Mining Bureaup.29
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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