Mount Bullion, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mount Bullion | Mountain |
| Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District | Mining District |
| Mariposa County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 30' 10'' North , 120° 2' 33'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mariposa | 2,173 (2017) | 7.0km |
| Catheys Valley | 825 (2011) | 9.2km |
| Bear Valley | 125 (2011) | 10.0km |
| Midpines | 1,204 (2011) | 11.7km |
| Bootjack | 960 (2011) | 14.4km |
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mariposa Gem & Mineral Club | Mariposa, California | 7km |
Mount Bullion (formerly, Princeton and La Mineta) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mariposa County, California, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 154.
A post office operated at Mount Bullion from 1862 to 1955. The place was first named "La Mineta" (for "little mine"). Then it was called "Princeton" for the Princeton Mine nearby. Finally, the name "Mount Bullion" was applied in honor of Senator Thomas Hart Benton, whose nickname was "Old Bullion" due to his fiscal policies.
The community is in west-central Mariposa County, along California State Route 49. It is 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Mariposa, the county seat, and 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Bear Valley, at an elevation of 2,152 feet (656 m).
The town sits on a low divide between the headwaters of Agua Fria Creek flowing to the southeast and the heads of Norwegian Gulch and Green Gulch, which run west to Bear Creek. Both creek systems find their way southwest into the San Joaquin Valley.
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| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Milky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Bullion,_Mariposa_County,_California |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q6919905 |
Localities in this Region
- California
- Mariposa County
- Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District
- Mount Bullion
- Agua Fria Canyon Mine
- Ah Wai Drift Mine
- Alarid prospect
- Alice Mine (Alice Quartz I Mine)
- Arkansas Flat Mine
- Aul and Anderson Mine
- Baker prospect
- Belle View Extension Mine
- Boarding House Vein Mine
- Buck Point
- French Camp Mine
- Gold Hill Mine
- Greens Gulch & Greens Gulch Extension Mine
- Hacker Mine
- King Midas Mine
- Lewis Brothers Mine (NW Extension of Princeton Mine)
- Ludwig Vein Mine
- Mariposa Flagstone Quarry
- Massa Garden Mine
- Mocking Bird II Mine
- Mount Ophir Mine (Mt. Ophir Mine)
- Mount Bullion
- Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District
- Mariposa County
- California
- Mariposa County
- Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District
- Mount Bullion
- Mountain View I Mine
- Oak Springs Mine
- Ortega Mine
- Pendola Gardens
- Big Oak Mine
- Elizabeth Mine (Fools Choice; Nighthawk; Stepping Stones)
- Hardscrabble Mine
- Kangaroo Mine
- Long Mary Mine
- Louis and Louis Extension Mine
- Mariposa Aggregate Quarry
- Mexican I Mine
- Nellie Kaho Mine (Nellie Kabo Mine; Nellie Kahoe Mine)
- Pendola Garden occurrence
- Reynolds occurrence
- Wildcat Mine
- Pittsburg Landing Mine
- Porphyry Hill Mine
- Princeton Hill
- Princeton Mine (New Princeton Mine; Princeton Extension Mine; Lewis Brothers Mine [Northwest Extension of Princeton Mine])
- Roosevelt Mine
- Rose Mine
- Sorrel Mine (Sarle Mine)
- Unnamed Au deposit [5]
- Watson Vein Mine
- Mount Bullion
- Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District
- Mariposa County
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- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
- Sierra Nevada BatholithVolcanic Arc
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- California
- Mother Lode BeltBelt
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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Princeton Mine, Mount Bullion, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA