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Hoopa Indian Reservation placers, Pekwuteu, Hoopa Indian Reservation, Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USAi
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Hoopa Indian Reservation placersGroup of Placers
Pekwuteu- not defined -
Hoopa Indian ReservationReservation
Klamath MountainsMountain Range
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 11' 4'' North , 123° 42' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.18444,-123.70639
GeoHash:
G#: 9r242crub
GRN:
N28W67
Type:
Group of Placers
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Willow Creek1,710 (2011)27.9km
Orick357 (2015)31.7km
Westhaven-Moonstone1,205 (2011)36.6km
Fieldbrook859 (2011)36.8km
Trinity Village297 (2011)37.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
76790
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:76790:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A placer Pt-Os-Ru-Pd-Rh-Ir occurrence on the Klamath River near its confluence with the Trinity River on the Hoopa Indian Reservation.

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3 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Platinum1.AF.10Pt
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCooperite2.CC.35bPtS
ⓘSperrylite2.EB.05aPtAs2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Iron-Platinum alloy'-(Pt,Fe)

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ CooperitePtS
FeIron
Feⓘ Iron-Platinum alloy(Pt,Fe)
AsArsenic
Asⓘ SperrylitePtAs2
PtPlatinum
Ptⓘ CooperitePtS
Ptⓘ Iron-Platinum alloy(Pt,Fe)
Ptⓘ Native PlatinumPt
Ptⓘ SperrylitePtAs2

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References

Page, N.J., Clark, A.L., Desborough, G.A., and Parker, R.L. (1973), Platinum Group Metals: in USGS Professional Paper 820: 539.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
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