Lincoln Clay Mine (Lincoln Clay Products Company), Gladding McBean & Company pit, Clayton, Lincoln Mining District, Placer County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 54' 46'' North , 121° 18' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Roseville Rock Rollers | Roseville, California | 18km |
Fossils for Fun Society, Inc. | North Highlands, California | 26km |
Sacramento Valley Detecting Buffs | North Highlands, California | 26km |
Sutter Buttes Gem & Mineral Society | Marysville, California | 36km |
Sacramento Mineral Society | Sacramento, California | 40km |
Mindat Locality ID:
85513
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:85513:9
GUID (UUID V4):
4398ab32-d2e4-4df8-8e12-135265df8afb
A clay-kaolin deposit/mine located in the SW¼SE¼ sec. 4, and in sec. 9, T12N, R6E, MDM, 0.6 km (0.4 mile) NNE of Clayton and 2.8 km (1.7 miles) NNW of Lincoln, E of the main railroad. Owned & operated by Gladding-Mc Bean And Co. (ID#400556), California (1990). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.
Local rocks include Eocene nonmarine rocks, unit 1 (Northern and Central California).
Workings include surface openings comprised of one or more clay pit operations. Employed 10.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10237229 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
- Great Valley BasinBasin
- Sacramento BasinBasin
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060619001