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Greenwood, Greenwood District, Northwest Segment Mother Lode, El Dorado County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types
GreenwoodUnincorporated Community
Greenwood DistrictMining District
Northwest Segment Mother LodeLode
El Dorado CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 53' 48'' North , 120° 54' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.89667,-120.91167
GRN:
N26W68
Type:
Unincorporated Community
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
215936
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:215936:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Long Valley; Green Valley; Lewisville; Louisville


A populated place.

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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Limonite'
Description: Occurs as a gossan capping 40 to 200 feet wide.
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 33 localities in this region.
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrite var. Gold-bearing Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Description: Occurs as masses.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 31 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Description: Occurs as talcose schist encasing the Au-bearing stringer.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite
var. Gold-bearing Pyrite		2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘ2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ Pyrite var. Gold-bearing PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feⓘ Pyrite var. Gold-bearing PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwood,_El_Dorado_County,_California
Wikidata ID:Q5604934

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