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Jamestown, Jamestown Mining District, Mother Lode Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USAi
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JamestownCensus-designated Place
Jamestown Mining DistrictMining District
Mother Lode Belt- not defined -
Tuolumne CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Native Gold

Jamestown, Jamestown Mining District, Mother Lode Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
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Native Gold, etc.

Jamestown, Jamestown Mining District, Mother Lode Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
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Axinite-(Fe)

Jamestown, Jamestown Mining District, Mother Lode Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
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Native Gold

Jamestown, Jamestown Mining District, Mother Lode Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
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Native Gold, etc.

Jamestown, Jamestown Mining District, Mother Lode Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
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Axinite-(Fe)

Jamestown, Jamestown Mining District, Mother Lode Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
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Native Gold

Jamestown, Jamestown Mining District, Mother Lode Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
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Native Gold, etc.

Jamestown, Jamestown Mining District, Mother Lode Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Sonora, Sonora Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
Type:
Census-designated Place
Deposit first discovered:
1848
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Jamestown3,433 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
28133
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28133:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
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French:
Jamestown
German:
Jamestown
Italian:
Jamestown
Simplified Chinese:
詹姆斯敦
Spanish:
Jamestown
Basque:
Jamestown
Catalan:
Jamestown
Cebuano:
Jamestown
Chechen:
Джеймстаун
Croatian:
Jamestown
Dutch:
Jamestown
Farsi/Persian:
جیمزتاون
Gilaki:
جیمز‌تاؤن
Irish Gaelic:
Jamestown
Japanese:
ジェームズタウン
Ladin:
Jamestown
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Jamestown
Navajo:
Tólchiin Yílį́
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
जेम्सटाउन
Polish:
Jamestown
Portuguese:
Jamestown
Serbian:
Џејмстаун
Serbo-Croatian:
Jamestown
South Azerbaijani:
جیمزتاون، کالیفورنیا
Swedish:
Jamestown
Tatar:
Джеймстаун
Turkish:
Jamestown
Ukrainian:
Джеймстаун
Urdu:
جمستوؤں
Volapük:
Jamestown


Jamestown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tuolumne County, California, United States that had its origins in the California Gold Rush.

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11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
Description: Evidenced by California Division of Mines and Geology specimen # 13617.
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Tetradymite
Formula: Bi2Te2S

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘHessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘTetradymite2.DC.05Bi2Te2S
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AgSilver
Agⓘ HessiteAg2Te
TeTellurium
Teⓘ HessiteAg2Te
Teⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
BiBismuth
Biⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown,_California
Wikidata ID:Q2651966
GeoNames ID:5360382

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