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Fraser River, Lillooet Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Fraser River | River |
| Lillooet Mining Division | Division |
| British Columbia | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 47' 3'' North , 121° 50' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Other Languages:
French:
fleuve Fraser, Colombie-Britannique, Canada
German:
Fraser River, British Columbia, Kanada
Italian:
Fraser, Columbia Britannica, Canada
Russian:
Фрейзер, Британская Колумбия, Канада
Simplified Chinese:
弗雷澤河, 不列颠哥伦比亚省, 加拿大
Spanish:
Fraser, Columbia Británica, Canadá
Afrikaans:
Fraserrivier, Brits-Columbië, Kanada
Arabic:
نهر فريزر, كولومبيا البريطانية, كندا
Armenian:
Ֆրեյզեր, Բրիտանական Կոլումբիա, Կանադա
Asturian:
Ríu Fraser, Columbia Británica, Canadá
Belarusian:
Фрэйзер , Брытанская Калумбія, Канада
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Фрэйзэр, Брытанская Калумбія, Канада
Breton:
Fraser, British Columbia, Kanada
Bulgarian:
Фрейзър, Британска Колумбия, Канада
Catalan:
Riu Fraser, Colúmbia Britànica, Canadà
Cebuano:
Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada
Croatian:
Fraser, Britanska Kolumbija, Kanada
Czech:
Fraser, Britská Kolumbie, Kanada
Danish:
Fraserfloden, British Columbia, Canada
Dutch:
Fraser, Brits-Columbia, Canada
Esperanto:
Frejzero, Brita Kolumbio, Kanado
Farsi/Persian:
رود فریزر, بریتیش کلمبیا, کانادا
Finnish:
Fraser, Brittiläinen Kolumbia, Kanada
Hebrew:
נהר פרייזר, קולומביה הבריטית, קנדה
Hungarian:
Fraser-folyó, Brit Columbia, Kanada
Irish Gaelic:
Abhainn Fraser, An Cholóim Bhriotanach, Ceanada
Japanese:
フレーザー川, ブリティッシュコロンビア州, カナダ
Korean:
프레이저강, 브리티시컬럼비아주, 캐나다
Kyrgyz:
Фрейзер, Канада
Lithuanian:
Freizeris, Britų Kolumbija, Kanada
Norwegian:
Fraser, Britisk Columbia, Canada
Polish:
Fraser, Kolumbia Brytyjska, Kanada
Portuguese:
Rio Fraser, Colúmbia Britânica, Canadá
Romanian:
Râul Fraser, Columbia Britanică, Canada
Serbian:
Фрејзер, Британска Колумбија, Канада
Serbo-Croatian:
Fraser, Britanska Kolumbija, Kanada
Silesian:
Fraser, Brytyjsko Kolůmbijo, Kanada
Slovak:
Fraser, Britská Kolumbia, Kanada
Slovenian:
Fraser, Britanska Kolumbija, Kanada
South Azerbaijani:
فریزر چایی, کانادا
Swedish:
Fraserfloden, British Columbia, Kanada
Thai:
แม่น้ำเฟรเซอร์, รัฐบริติชโคลัมเบีย, แคนาดา
Traditional Chinese:
菲沙河, 卑詩省, 加拿大
Turkish:
Fraser Nehri, Britanya Kolumbiyası, Kanada
Ukrainian:
Фрейзер, Британська Колумбія, Канада
Urdu:
فریزر دریا, برٹش کولمبیا, کینیڈا
Welsh:
Afon Fraser, British Columbia, Canada
West Frisian:
Fraser , Britsk-Kolumbia, Kanada
Western Punjabi:
دریاۓ فراسر, برطانوی کولمبیا, کینیڈا
Gold washings occurred all along the river as did jade boulders. Early Chinese immigrants made a good living sending what Europeans thought were useless river rocks back to China for carving.
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Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Alunogen Formula: Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O Locality: Fountain Creek alunogen occurrence, Fraser River, Lillooet Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada References: |
| ⓘ Awaruite Formula: Ni3Fe Habit: none, nuggets Colour: black Fluorescence: none Description: From the gold washings 2 Km south of Lillooet. Originally called Souesite. The Handbook also lists Taenite from here, but they are wrong to consider Taenite a high nickel alloy. |
| ⓘ Dawsonite Formula: NaAlCO3(OH)2 Locality: Gibbs Creek dawsonite occurrence, Fraser River, Lillooet Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada References: |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au Habit: none, nuggets Colour: yellow Fluorescence: none Description: One can earn a living sniping gold nuggets in the river especially when it is low in winter. Ma Barker suggestied damming the Fraser River at Lillooet and paying off the national debt with gold from below the dam. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Awaruite | 1.AE.20 | Ni3Fe |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Dawsonite | 5.BB.10 | NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Alunogen | 7.CB.45 | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| H | ⓘ Dawsonite | NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Dawsonite | NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| O | ⓘ Dawsonite | NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Dawsonite | NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Dawsonite | NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Awaruite | Ni3Fe |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Awaruite | Ni3Fe |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraser_River |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q269710 |
| GeoNames ID: | 5957633 |
Localities in this Region
- British Columbia
- Lillooet Mining Division
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Cache CreekAccretionary Complex
- Nechako-Tyaughton basinBasin
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