Twin Lakes Beach Placer Mine, Twin Lakes, Santa Cruz County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Twin Lakes Beach Placer Mine | Mine |
Twin Lakes | Group of Lakes |
Santa Cruz County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 57' 44'' North , 121° 59' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Twin Lakes | 4,917 (2011) | 0.6km |
Live Oak | 17,158 (2011) | 2.8km |
Opal Cliffs | 5,846 (2011) | 3.0km |
Santa Cruz | 64,220 (2017) | 3.2km |
Capitola | 10,189 (2017) | 4.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Santa Cruz Mineral and Gem Society | Santa Cruz, California | 3km |
Carmel Valley Gem and Mineral Society | Pacific Grove, California | 39km |
Santa Clara Valley Gem & Mineral Society | San Jose, California | 43km |
Salinas Valley Rock and Gem Club | Salinas, California | 44km |
Peninsula Gem & Geology Society, Inc. | Los Altos, California | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
92410
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:92410:1
GUID (UUID V4):
e86f11ff-b528-409e-b37d-c943a13edcfe
A former placer Au occurrence/mine located in sec. 20, T11S, R1W, MDM, 0.6 km (0.3 mile; 1,800 feet) S of Twin Lakes proper and 3.1 km (2.0 miles) ESE of Santa Cruz center, along the beach. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
NOTE: Both USGS MRDS database files present MRDS file #10214034 as a related file; however, it pertains to another locality quite a distance away.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10111065 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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Pacific PlateTectonic Plate
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