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CIC placer, Piru, Piru Mining District, Ventura County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 34' 60'' North , 118° 49' 60'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.58333,-118.83333
GeoHash:
G#: 9q5kxzsnw
GRN:
N24W70
Type:
Placer
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Piru2,063 (2011)19.0km
Fillmore15,548 (2017)21.9km
Castaic19,015 (2011)21.9km
Val Verde2,468 (2011)22.3km
Valencia148,456 (2012)25.7km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Sierra Pelona Rock ClubNewhall, California35km
Conejo Gem & Mineral ClubThousand Oaks, California46km
Del Air Rockhounds ClubNorthridge, California48km
Mindat Locality ID:
98377
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:98377:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former placer Au mine located about 12½ miles N of Piru.

Mineralization is a stream placer Au deposit.

Production data are found in: Hale and others (1983).

Reserve-Resource data are found in: Orris and Bliss (1985).

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1 valid mineral.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au

List of minerals for each chemical element

AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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References

Hale, W.N., Winters, R.A., Graham, D.E., and Newmann, T.R. (1983), Mineral Investigation of the Sespe Frazier Rare II Area (No. 5002), Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, California: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-file Report 28-83, P. 30.
Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (1985), Geologic and Grade-Volume Data on 330 Gold Placer Deposits: USGS Open-File Report 85-213, 172 p.
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