Leonard Creek placers, Leonard Creek Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Leonard Creek placers | Group of Placers |
| Leonard Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Humboldt County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 32' 26'' North , 118° 42' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Placers
Köppen climate type:
SW fork of Leonard Creek
Deposit: 20 ft deep gravels in 1931, 1500 acres above the montero ranch was organized As leonard creek placers ltd. In 1932, several miners were working placers on tepee and snow creeks, tributaries to leonard creek ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Deposit type: Placer Au-PGE
Geology: Values in gold distributed throughout alluvium to bedrock of soft tufa
Ore(s): Stream Channels
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Au | Gold | |
|---|---|---|
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10045111 |
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- Havallah BasinBasin
- Northern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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