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Eden Consolidated Mine, Diamond Springs, Placerville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USAi
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Eden Consolidated MineMine
Diamond SpringsCensus-designated Place
Placerville Mining DistrictMining District
El Dorado CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 41' 49'' North , 120° 47' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Diamond Springs11,037 (2011)1.6km
Deer Park1,384 (2018)2.8km
Placerville10,650 (2017)3.6km
Cold Springs446 (2011)8.1km
Camino1,750 (2011)11.5km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
El Dorado County Mineral and Gem SocietyPlacerville, California4km
Gold Country Treasure SeekersPlacerville, California4km
Amador County Gem & Mineral SocietySutter Creek, California34km
Roseville Rock RollersRoseville, California43km
Fossils for Fun Society, Inc.North Highlands, California50km
Mindat Locality ID:
77550
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:77550:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former lode Au occurrence/mine located in the NE¼NE¼ sec. 30, T10N, R11E, MDM, 1.6 km (1.0 mile) E of Diamond Springs (N of the Concordia Mine). Property is comprised of 30.90 acres. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.

Mineralization is a vein deposit. Local rocks include Jurassic marine rocks, unit 1 (Western Sierra Nevada and Western Klamath Mountains).

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
AuGold
Au GoldAu

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Link to USGS MRDS:10007077

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North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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