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Native Platinum from
Gold Bluff beach, Gold Bluffs, Orick area, Orick, Orick Mining District, Humboldt County, California, USA


Locality type:Beach
Classification
Species:Native Platinum
Formula:Pt
Comments:Placer material in beach sands.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Irarsite
Native Gold
Osarsite
Spinel
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Platinum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gold Bluff beach, Gold Bluffs, Orick area, Orick, Orick Mining District, Humboldt County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:670884
Long-form Identifier:1:3:670884:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Platinum
8.8km (5.5 miles) Unnamed Au-PGE placer [1], Erner, Humboldt County, California, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) Surpur Creek, Johnsons, Humboldt County, California, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) Big Lagoon Mining Company Mine, Big Lagoon, Big Lagoon [town], Humboldt County, California, USA
36.8km (22.9 miles) Klamath River - Trinity River confluence area, Weitchpec, Weitchpec Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
37.0km (23.0 miles) Hoopa Indian Reservation placers, Pekwuteu, Hoopa Indian Reservation, Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
38.4km (23.9 miles) Little River (Northern California Beach Sands), Moonstone, Humboldt County, California, USA
39.1km (24.3 miles) Cavanaugh Mine, Weitchpec, Weitchpec Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
39.2km (24.4 miles) Klamath River Mine, Klamath River, Weitchpec, Weitchpec Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
43.4km (27.0 miles) Salstrom Placer Mine (Peacook Mine), Orleans (Orleans Bar; New Orleans Bar), Weitchpec Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
44.3km (27.5 miles) Coon Creek Mine (Coon Flat; Coon Mountain), Craigs Creek Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
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