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Diamond from
French Corral placers (French Corral Diggings), French Corral, French Corral Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA


Locality type:Placer
Classification
Species:Diamond
Formula:C
Comments:Largest diamond from the state was found here at 7¼ carets. Found sometime before 1867.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diamond data
Locality Data:Click here to view French Corral placers (French Corral Diggings), French Corral, French Corral Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:669983
Long-form Identifier:1:3:669983:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diamond
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘOroville (Ophir City), Butte County, California, USA
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘThompson Flat, Oroville (Ophir City), Butte County, California, USA
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘCherokee and Morris Ravine Placer Mines, Cherokee, Cherokee Mining District, Butte County, California, USA
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘSpring Valley Hydraulic Mine (Spring Valley Mine; Cherokee Mine; Cherokee Hydraulic Mine; Cherokee Placer Mine), Cherokee, Cherokee Mining District, Butte County, California, USA
65.5km (40.7 miles) ⓘNelson Point, Plumas County, California, USA
74.0km (46.0 miles) ⓘUnknown Diamond occurrence [4], Smithflat, Placerville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
94.9km (59.0 miles) ⓘIndian Gulch occurrence, Fiddletown (Oleta), Fiddletown Mining District (Oleta Mining District), Amador County, California, USA
96.8km (60.2 miles) ⓘPlymouth, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
References
Hanks, Henry Garber (1882b), Diamonds in California: California Mining Bureau. Report 2: 251
Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp.: 169
Kunz, George F. (1905) Gems, Jewelers' Materials, and Ornamental Stones of California. Bulletin 37 (2nd ed.) California State Mining Bureau
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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