ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PLACER
From American Spanish: deposit, from Spanish plazaplace.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLACER»
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11.492 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLACER»
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placer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
placer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Placer County runs between the Sacramento Valley and the Sierra Nevada mountains, against Sacramento County in the west and 100 miles east to Lake Tahoe.
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National Workshop and Seminar on Sustainable Development of ...
Papers presented at the conference organized by Central Mining Research Institute, Dhanbad; with reference to India.
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Mining Camps of
Placer County
Everything in Placer County history leads to gold, from its name--the Spanish term for gold-bearing gravel--to the mining camps that sprouted overnight in its rugged river canyons.
Carmel Barry-Schweyer, Alycia S. Alvarez, 2004
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again - worldwide.
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National Seminar on Development Planning of Coastal
Placer ...
Papers presented at the conference organized by Central Mining Research Institute in collaboration with Manonmanium Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Oct. 26-27, 2005; with reference to India.
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The Tahoe Sierra: A Natural History Guide to 112 Hikes in ...
Placer. County. Big. Trees. Grove. Distance: 1.8 miles of trail in the grove Low/
High Elevations: 519075310' Season: May through October Classification: Very
easy Map: 10 Trailhead: Leave Interstate 80 just 2 miles northeast of its Highway
49 ...
Jeffrey P. Schaffer, 1998
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Hand Book of
Placer Mineral Deposits
This Book Has The Study Material AboutDistribution, Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Environment, Legislation, Economics AndProvenance.
G. Victor Rajamanickam, 2001
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Wildflowers of Nevada and
Placer Counties, California
"Describes and illustrates with color photos 520 species of wildflowers found in Nevada and Placer Counties, California.
California Native Plant Society. Redbud Chapter, 2007
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Methods of
Placer Mining
This book explains the various methods used to recover gold from winnowing, one of the crudest methods, to the modern sluice, dredge and spiral gold panner.
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Handbook of Marine Mineral Deposits
W.-S. Yim. ABSTRACT A review of the geology of tin placer deposits on
continental shelves is attempted. Under the heading of general characteristics,
primary tin mineralization, distance of transport of cassiterite, dating and age of
formation, ...
David Spencer Cronan, 1999
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLACER»
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placer is used in the context of the following news items.
Placer Sheriff: Suicidal woman fatally shot by deputy
The 44-year-old woman's death is being investigated by the Placer County Sheriff's Office and the Placer County District Attorney's Office, ... «Auburn Journal, Jul 15»
All-class reunion poised to celebrate Placer High
In the planning stage for two years, the Placer High School all-class reunion is poised to create a surge of emotional moments for thousands of ... «Auburn Journal, Jul 15»
Barbecuing season as popular as ever in South Placer
From meatless entrees to tasty side dishes and sweet desserts, Placer County-grown produce offers a nearly unlimited variety of vegetarian ... «Press Tribune Newspaper, Jul 15»
Placer County fire forces evacuations near Alta
Placer County fire forces evacuations near Alta ... A wildfire that erupted Saturday afternoon west of the town of Alta in Placer County resulted. «SFGate, Jul 15»
Wildfire quickly spreading in Nevada, Placer Counties, 3000 acres …
A fast-moving wildfire is spreading in Nevada and Placer Counties on ... being initiated northside of I-80 from Gold Run to Alta in Placer County. «abc7news.com, Jul 15»
Auburn dedication remembers Placer deputy's 1978 slaying
The “Placer County Deputy Sheriff James E. Machado Memorial Intersection” sign was unveiled in a ceremony attended by an estimated 200 ... «Auburn Journal, Jul 15»
ALL EYES ON JOHNNY: Placer grad to be featured with Utah …
It's the same show that gave air time to Placer grad Eddie Vanderdoes at UCLA last season. Vanderdoes was a 2013 NCAA freshman ... «Auburn Journal, Jul 15»
Woman fatally shot by Placer County deputy is identified
The name of the woman reported shot by a deputy after law enforcement officials said she drew a gun has been released by the Placer County ... «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
37 Years Later, Fallen Placer County Deputy Honored With Stretch …
AUBURN (CBS13) — A Placer County Sheriff's deputy who was slain more than 30 years ago was honored on Thursday with a stretch of ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
Placer County supes OK Tahoe Vista animal shelter closure
On Tuesday morning, the Placer County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 to approve a 30-year lease and operating agreement with the town of ... «Sierra Sun, Jul 15»
