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Lilly placer, Garden Valley Area East, Georgetown District, East Segment Mother Lode, El Dorado County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types
Lilly placerPlacer
Garden Valley Area EastArea
Georgetown DistrictMining District
East Segment Mother LodeLode
El Dorado CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 52' 10'' North , 120° 50' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Georgetown2,367 (2011)4.2km
Coloma529 (2011)8.6km
Auburn Lake Trails3,426 (2011)10.4km
Cold Springs446 (2011)14.3km
Cool4,100 (2017)14.6km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
El Dorado County Mineral and Gem SocietyPlacerville, California16km
Gold Country Treasure SeekersPlacerville, California16km
Roseville Rock RollersRoseville, California40km
Nevada County Gem & Mineral SocietyGrass Valley, California43km
Fossils for Fun Society, Inc.North Highlands, California50km
Mindat Locality ID:
77846
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:77846:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A reported placer Au occurrence located in the SW¼SE¼ sec. 22, T12N, R10E, MDM, 2.0 km (1.2 miles) NNE of Garden Valley, SE of Bald Hill. Property comprises 30 acres. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.

Local rocks include Jurassic marine rocks, unit 1 (Western Sierra Nevada and Western Klamath Mountains).

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Link to USGS MRDS:10030063

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