Clear Creek Placer Mine (Gardella Mine), Girvan, Redding Mining District, Shasta County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Clear Creek Placer Mine (Gardella Mine) | Mine |
| Girvan | - not defined - |
| Redding Mining District | Mining District |
| Shasta County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 30' 6'' North , 122° 26' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Redding | 91,582 (2017) | 10.1km |
| Shasta | 1,771 (2011) | 11.9km |
| Anderson | 10,217 (2017) | 13.0km |
| Keswick | 451 (2011) | 13.7km |
| Palo Cedro | 1,269 (2011) | 17.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shasta Gem & Mineral Society | Redding, California | 10km |
A former placer Au-PGE (Pt) dredge mine located 4.7 km (2.9 miles) WSW of Girvan, along Clear Creek (on Clear Creek 4 miles upstream from its mouth at the SAcramento River), on private land. Operated by Lawrence Gardella, American Gold Dredging Co. (1918). MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated. NOTE: This mine is prominent on the topo map as a large area of dredge tailings.
Mineralization is a stream placer deposit (Deposit model: 119: Placer Au-PGE), hosted in streal gravel. The ore body is a stream sedments deposit 6.1 meters thick. Ore control was stream hydraulics. Local rocks include Quaternary alluvium and marine deposits.
Related tectonic structures include the Klamath Mountains Accreted Terrane.
Workings at the site were surface operations covering an area of 283.29 hectares.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Platinum Formula: Pt Description: Placer material. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Pt | Platinum | |
|---|---|---|
| Pt | ⓘ Native Platinum | Pt |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10165319 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- California Central ValleyAccretionary Complex
- Great Valley BasinBasin
- Shoofly-Olds Ferry DomainDomain
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