Home Quartz Mine (Home Qtz.; Deer Creek), Champion Mine (Champion Consolidated Quartz Mine; Champion Con Qtz; Champion Fraction Lode), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 12' 51'' North , 121° 2' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Grass Valley | 12,944 (2017) | 1.7km |
| Nevada City | 3,152 (2017) | 5.7km |
| Alta Sierra | 6,911 (2011) | 8.1km |
| Rough and Ready | 963 (2011) | 8.3km |
| Penn Valley | 1,621 (2011) | 13.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada County Gem & Mineral Society | Grass Valley, California | 2km |
| Sutter Buttes Gem & Mineral Society | Marysville, California | 48km |
A former lode Au occurrence/mine located in sec. 26, T16N, R8E,MDM, about 1.8 km E of Grass Valley proper, N of Ophir Hill, and on the S side of the South Fork Wolf Creek (based on the geographic coordinates provided in the USGS MRDS database file - believed to be in error) OR located in secs. 11 & 14, T16N, R8E, MDM, ¾ mile W of Nevada City, on private (patented) land. The property comprises 10.45 acres. MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated. NOTE: The USGS MRDS file contains a significant error, believed to be in the geographic coordinates. That file refers this mine to the Champion Mine, which is located in the same 2 T&R sections (plus others).
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in slate. The ore body strikes N30W and dips W. Local rocks include Mesozoic volcanic rocks, unit 2 (Western Sierra Foothills and Western Klamath Mountains).
Workings include underground openings with a length of 274.32 meters and an overall depth of 97.54 meters, and comprised of an incline, drift and crosscut.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10007363 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
- Sierra Nevada BatholithVolcanic Arc
USA
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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