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It is a deep earth mineral but because it remains in a constant chemical state it is most often found in areas with a pre-history of geologic upheavals.
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What element in the periodic table is an economically important precious metal and important in the history of California?
The element is "gold" and California had a gold rush.
What kind of rocks can you find gold in?
Gold is usually found in metamorphic rock but can also be found in sedimentary rock. In deep mines, quartz rock is found in association with gold.
What country was platinum discovered?
I think it was California well during the 1800 in goldmines. Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont could be candidates, but the quantities were very small and no significant mining was done. (Gold, as it turns out, can be found in most all of the fifty stated, but, again, the concentrations are not significant.) The Georgia gold rush in 1829 preceded the California gold rush by almost 20 years.
Why were gold rush prospectors called 49ers?
They were referred to as "49ers" because that was the year the California gold rush started (1849).
When gold is found what grade is it?
24 carat
What year was first gold found in California?
in 1848
Where has Gold been found in California?
Although it is difficult to state who actually found the very first Gold nugget in California, it has been stated that James W. Marshall discovered the first nugget in California. It is stated that he found this nugget on January 24, 1848.
Where was the gold found in the gold rush?
California
Where was the first place gold was found in California?
John Sutter owned a sawmill near Sacramento. James Marshall was a supervisor at that mill & found gold.
When was the first big strike of Gold in California?
Nevad was the first silver strike and California was the first gold strike. Nevad was the first silver strike and California was the first gold strike.
1852 where gold was found?
it was a gold rush in California
Did Mormons search for gold?
Yes. In fact, there were Mormons in the group that first discovered gold in California and began the California Gold Rush. They also mined for metals in Utah and found gold, silver, copper, and other metals.
What was found in California in 1848?
Gold.
Gold was found in Nevada California and?
Navada, California, and Colorodo
Where did miners find gold?
they found gold in California 1849
Is it true that the California gold rush began with gold being found in the California river?
yes.
What happened during the California Gold Rush.?
In 1848, gold was found in California. by 1849, the news of this gold discovery sent many people from the East to travel to California to seek their fortunes in gold mining. The Gold Rush helped to populate California.
