Locality type: Creek Classification Species: Native Platinum Formula: Pt Comments: Placer material. Platinum recorded to occur in many different shapes, and to be found up to the size of 1/4 inch in diameter. Platinum of this size, however, is noted as quite rare ("It is, however, rare to find a piece the size of a wheat grain." [Edman, 1898]). It is also noted that platinum from this area can be quite iron rich (up to 10% Fe). Confirmation Validity: Believed Valid Data Mineral Data: Click here to view Native Platinum data Locality Data: Click here to view Silver Creek, Gopher Hill, Edmanton Mining District (Meadow Valley Mining District), Plumas County, California, USA Data Identifiers Mindat Occurrence Record ID: 1639469 Long-form Identifier: 1:3:1639469:0 GUID (UUID V4 ): 0 Nearest other occurrences of Native Platinum
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