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Sawmill Flat, Columbia, Columbia Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USAi
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Sawmill FlatFlat
ColumbiaTown
Columbia Mining DistrictMining District
East Belt- not defined -
Tuolumne CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 1' 14'' North , 120° 22' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Columbia2,297 (2017)2.5km
Sonora4,818 (2017)4.1km
East Sonora2,266 (2011)5.1km
Phoenix Lake4,269 (2017)6.7km
Tuttletown668 (2011)7.6km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Calaveras Gem & Mineral SocietyAngels Camp, California15km
Mindat Locality ID:
218647
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:218647:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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3 valid minerals.

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Altaite
Formula: PbTe
Habit: Crystals are a combination of cubic and octahedral faces with trapezohedral and dodecahedral modifications
Description: Occurs as crystals cemented by gold.
Graphite
Formula: C
Native Gold
Formula: Au

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Altaite2.CD.10PbTe

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C GraphiteC
TeTellurium
Te AltaitePbTe
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb AltaitePbTe

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