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Siskiyou Fork Trail placer (Ironside), Washington Flat, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USAi
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Siskiyou Fork Trail placer (Ironside)Placer
Washington FlatFlat
Klamath MountainsMountain Range
Del Norte CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 53' 3'' North , 123° 48' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.88417,-123.81000
GeoHash:
G#: 9pryq8u2c
GRN:
N28W67
Type:
Placer
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gasquet661 (2011)13.9km
O'Brien504 (2011)22.2km
Hiouchi301 (2011)24.0km
Takilma378 (2011)24.4km
Smith River866 (2011)28.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
74735
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:74735:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A placer Au-PGE (Pt)-Mn occurrence located 0.9 km (3,000 feet) WSW of Washington Flat along the Middle Fork Smith River.

Mineralization is a placer Au-PGE deposit (Deposit type: Stream placer), hosted in gravels.

Related tectonic structures: the Klamath Mountains Accreted Terrane.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Platinum1.AF.10Pt

List of minerals for each chemical element

PtPlatinum
Ptⓘ Native PlatinumPt
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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References

Logan, C. A. (1919) Platinum and Allied Metals in California. Bulletin 85. California State Mining Bureaup.59
(1970) Gold Districts of California. Bulletin 193. California Division of Mines & Geologypp.142-143
Clark, Wm. B. (1970b) Platinum: California Division Mines and Geology Mineral Information Service: 23(6): 115-122.
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