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French Hill Placer prospect, French Hill, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USAi
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French Hill Placer prospectProspect
French HillHill
Klamath MountainsMountain Range
Del Norte CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 49' 31'' North , 123° 58' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.82528,-123.97083
GeoHash:
G#: 9prvfyp1y
GRN:
N28W67
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gasquet661 (2011)2.2km
Hiouchi301 (2011)9.1km
Bertsch-Oceanview2,436 (2011)17.5km
Smith River866 (2011)18.5km
Crescent City6,774 (2017)20.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
74641
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:74641:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former dredge Au-Pt mine located 0.2 km (500 feet) ENE of French Hill (town), on the South Fork Smith River.

Mineralization is a stream placer deposit (Deposit model: 119: placer Au-PGE) hosted in gravel.

Related tectonic structures: Klamath Mountains Accreted Terrane.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Platinum1.AF.10Pt

List of minerals for each chemical element

PtPlatinum
Ptⓘ Native PlatinumPt
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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North America PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Logan, C. A. (1919) Platinum and Allied Metals in California. Bulletin 85. California State Mining Bureaupages 58-59, 61-63
O’Brien, J.C. (1952b), Mines and minerals of Del Norte County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 48(4): 278, 303.
Cater, F.W. & F.G. Wells (1953), Geology and mineral resources of the Gasquet quadrangle, California-Oregon: USGS Bulletin 955-C: 79-133
(1970) Gold Districts of California. Bulletin 193. California Division of Mines & Geologypp.142-143
Clark, Wm. B. (1970b) Platinum: California Division Mines and Geology Mineral Information Service: 23: 116.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
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