Calaveritas Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Calaveritas Mining District | Mining District |
| East Belt | - not defined - |
| Calaveras County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° North , 120° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~54km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Location
This is a placer-mining district in central Calaveras County, in the vicinity of the old town of Calaveritas. It includes the Old Gulch area to the north. At one time there were many Mexican miners in the area.
Geology
The district is underlain by slate, graphitic schist, quartzite, limestone, green schist and granodiorite. Numerous gravel patches, remnants of the west-trending Fort Mountain channel of Tertiary age, were mined by hydraulic king and sluicing during the early days. The recent stream gravels were worked by dragline dredges during the 1930s. There are a few narrow gold-quartz veins.
Mines
Barnhardt, Calaveritas Hill Consolidated, Oro Fino, Railroad Hill, Richie Hill.
This is a placer-mining district in central Calaveras County, in the vicinity of the old town of Calaveritas. It includes the Old Gulch area to the north. At one time there were many Mexican miners in the area.
Geology
The district is underlain by slate, graphitic schist, quartzite, limestone, green schist and granodiorite. Numerous gravel patches, remnants of the west-trending Fort Mountain channel of Tertiary age, were mined by hydraulic king and sluicing during the early days. The recent stream gravels were worked by dragline dredges during the 1930s. There are a few narrow gold-quartz veins.
Mines
Barnhardt, Calaveritas Hill Consolidated, Oro Fino, Railroad Hill, Richie Hill.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Erythrite Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ 'Freibergite Subgroup' Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 Description: Occurs disseminated in Quartz. |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au Localities: Reported from at least 34 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Skutterudite Formula: CoAs3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| 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 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Skutterudite | 2.EC.05 | CoAs3 |
| ⓘ | 'Freibergite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Erythrite | 8.CE.40 | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Co | ⓘ Skutterudite | CoAs3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| As | ⓘ Skutterudite | CoAs3 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Localities in this Region
- California
- Calaveras County
- East Belt
- Calaveritas Mining District
- ⭔Calaveritas
- Alhoa-Klondyke; Mammoth; Yaqui Camp and Seven-Up Mine
- All Rock Quarry
- Alpine Mine
- Barnhardt Mine
- Blue Eagle Mine
- Blue Wing occurrence
- Brandy Flat placer (Bradley Flat)
- Cademartori Placer Mine
- Calaveras Cement Company Placer Mine
- Calaveras Hill Hydraulic Mine (Baldwin property; Baldwin property claims: Calaveritas Hill Consolidated; Frenchy)
- Chain Hill and Swiss claims (Chain Hill & Swiss)
- Columbo & John McLaughlin P. Mine
- Cousin Jack placer
- Drury Placer Mine
- Elliotte mining claim
- Freccero occurrence
- Gertrude Mine
- Good Oak placer (Louis B. Joses)
- Grub Hill placer
- Gunter & Hartlief placer (Gunter and Hartlief)
- Junction occurrence
- K & S placer
- Long Tunnel occurrence
- Mar John Mines Company (Old Calaveras group; Enchantress; Oro Minto)
- McPherson Mine
- Old McGregor & Old McGregor No. 2 prospect
- Oro Fino occurrence
- ⭔Calaveritas
- Calaveritas Mining District
- East Belt
- Calaveras County
- California
- Calaveras County
- East Belt
- Calaveritas Mining District
- Calaveritas
- ⭔Dogtown
- Alcoyne Mine
- Bonanza Mine (Mrs. Augusta V. Thompson)
- Broglio Quarry
- Bully Boy placer
- Bund prospect
- Dutton Mine
- German Ridge and Jupiter Mines
- Golden Cup occurrence
- Golden Treasure placer
- Hogate Mine
- Jack Rabbit placer
- Live Oak Mine (Halley Mine)
- Monarch Mine [2]
- Purinton Mining Company placer (Jack Rabbit claim; Jack Rabbit Mine; Bonanza claim; Amazon claim; Lundt & Dralmeyer claim; Golden Treasure claim)
- Unknown Au occurrence [35]
- Unnamed stone quarry [2]
- Calaveritas Mining District
- East Belt
- Calaveras County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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