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Native Osmium from
Trinity River placer, Douglas City, Weaverville District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA


Locality type:Placer
Classification
Species:Native Osmium
Formula:(Os,Ir,Ru)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Osmium data
Locality Data:Click here to view Trinity River placer, Douglas City, Weaverville District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:668672
Long-form Identifier:1:3:668672:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Osmium
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘMain Channel Trinity River, Junction City, Junction City Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘPlacer Development Company Mine, Junction City, Junction City Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘOlympia Placer Mine, Platina, Harrison Gulch Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
60.8km (37.8 miles) ⓘKoon Ranch placer deposit, Salyer, Willow Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed PGE occurrence [1], China Flat, Willow Creek (China Flat), Willow Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
References
Sjoberg, J. and Gomes, J.M. (1980) Platinum-group minerals in California alluvial deposits. US Bureau of Mines, Reno Research Center, unpublished manuscript: 15
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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