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Native Platinum from
La Grange Dredge No. 4 (La Grange placers), La Grange, Stanislaus County, California, USA


Classification
Species:Native Platinum
Formula:Pt
Comments:Averages 72% Pt + 18% Os-Ir.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Platinum data
Locality Data:Click here to view La Grange Dredge No. 4 (La Grange placers), La Grange, Stanislaus County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:636710
Long-form Identifier:1:3:636710:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Platinum
11.7km (7.2 miles) ⓘNew Year diggins (Prouty Ranch), Hayward, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘHuelsdonk placer, Hayward, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘMerced Dredging Company Placer Mine, Snelling, Snelling Mining District, Merced County, California, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘYosemite Mining and Dredging Company Placer Mine, Snelling, Snelling Mining District, Merced County, California, USA
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘYuba Consolidated Goldfields Placer Mine, Snelling, Snelling Mining District, Merced County, California, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘSnelling Gold Dredging Company Placer Mine, Snelling, Snelling Mining District, Merced County, California, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘSan Joaquin Mining Company Placer Mine, Snelling, Snelling Mining District, Merced County, California, USA
24.7km (15.3 miles) ⓘKnights Ferry, Stanislaus County, California, USA
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘBurns Creek Mine, Quartzburg School, Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
37.6km (23.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Pt occurrence [1], Whitlock (Farmer's Hope; Whitlock Creek; Whitlock Gulch), Whitlock Mining District, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
References
Logan, C. A. (1919) Platinum and Allied Metals in California. Bulletin 85. California State Mining Bureaup.33
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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