Hite Cove, Hite Cove Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Hite Cove | Cove |
| Hite Cove Mining District | Mining District |
| East Belt | - not defined - |
| Mariposa County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 38' 27'' North , 119° 50' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mariposa Gem & Mineral Club | Mariposa, California | 20km |
A populated place along the South Fork Merced River.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ 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 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Localities in this Region
- California
- Mariposa County
- East Belt
- Mariposa County
- California
- Mariposa County
- East Belt
- Hite Cove Mining District
- Hite Cove
- Georgia Point Mine (Spring Tunnel claim; Georgia Point claim; South Side claim)
- Hite Mine (Hite and Wynant; Hite Hite & Wynant Mine; Hite Central Mine; Hites Cove Mine; Arkell Mine; Priest and Coleman claim; Hite claim; Giltner claim; McConley claim; Old Dominion claim; Summit claim)
- Mexican II Mine (Carmen Mine)
- Patricia Mine
- Spring Tunnel Mine
- Unnamed Au placer [37]
- Unnamed placer Au prospect [39]
- Hite Cove
- Hite Cove Mining District
- East Belt
- Mariposa County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Shoofly-Olds Ferry DomainDomain
- Sierra Nevada BatholithVolcanic Arc
USA
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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Amboy-Nest Egg Placer Mine, Hite Cove, Hite Cove Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA