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Shirttail Peak, Salmon Falls Mining District (Flagstaff Hill area), El Dorado County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types
Shirttail PeakPeak
Salmon Falls Mining District (Flagstaff Hill area)Mining District
El Dorado CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 47' 33'' North , 121° 5' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Granite Bay20,402 (2011)7.2km
Loomis6,733 (2017)9.5km
Penryn831 (2011)9.6km
Newcastle1,224 (2011)9.8km
Auburn13,953 (2017)11.6km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Roseville Rock RollersRoseville, California18km
El Dorado County Mineral and Gem SocietyPlacerville, California26km
Gold Country Treasure SeekersPlacerville, California26km
Fossils for Fun Society, Inc.North Highlands, California27km
Sacramento Valley Detecting BuffsNorth Highlands, California27km
Mindat Locality ID:
264348
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:264348:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnesiochromite4.BB.05MgCr2O4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
MgMagnesium
Mg MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
CrChromium
Cr MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4

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