The Crystal El Dorado Crystal is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California at an elevation of 1,138 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 1,138 Feet (347 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.6325, -120.91583
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Crystal El Dorado Crystal MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crystal El Dorado Crystal
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: F. W. Barrette
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1890
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): ORIG. WORKED PRIOR TO 1890; WORKED DUR. 1890'S. AFTER BEING IDLE MANY YEARS WAS REOPENED IN 1937 AND A NEW MILL WAS ERECTED. MINE OPERATED UNTIL 1940 AND HAS BEEN IDLE SINCE. THE ORE CONTAINED AS MUCH AS $11 PER TON IN GOLD.
Comment (Workings): A 250-FT. INCLINED SHAFT; 1,028 FT. ADIT; 480 FT. INCLINED WINZE WITH 3 LEVELS SUNK 328 FT. IN FROM PORTAL OF ADIT
Comment (Deposit): COMPRISES 16.42 ACRES. VEIN MATTER CONSISTS OF QUARTZ, FELDSPAR, CALCITE, AND PYRITE. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SMALL OPEN CAVITIES IN THE VEIN IN WHICH EUHEDRAL QUARTZ CRYSTALS HAVE GROWN.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO 4, PP. 413-14, 495; V. 34, NO. 3, PL. II
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