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Melones Mine, Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USAi
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Melones MineMine
Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines)Group of Mines
MelonesTown (Former)
Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District)Mining District
Calaveras CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 1' North , 120° 30' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.01667,-120.50000
GeoHash:
G#: 9qf23bwx4
GRN:
N26W68
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tuttletown668 (2011)4.5km
Angels Camp2,677 (2012)6.7km
Vallecito442 (2011)8.5km
Columbia2,297 (2017)8.9km
Jamestown3,433 (2011)9.8km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Calaveras Gem & Mineral SocietyAngels Camp, California7km
Amador County Gem & Mineral SocietySutter Creek, California49km
Mindat Locality ID:
3445
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3445:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Au mine located in secs. 13 & 24, T2N, R13E, MDM, 0.5 km (1,700 feet) NNW of Melones site and 1.4 km (0.9 mile) SSE of Carson Hill (town) on the SE slope of Carson Hill (summit).

NOTE: This mine is not listed in the USGS MRDS database.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Altaite
Formula: PbTe
ⓘ Calaverite
Formula: AuTe2
ⓘ Coloradoite
Formula: HgTe
ⓘ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Habit: Octahedra
Colour: Black
Description: Occurs as well-formed crystals in talc schist.
ⓘ Melonite
Formula: NiTe2
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
Description: .870 - .899 fine. Occurs with unspecified tellurides.
ⓘ Native Tellurium
Formula: Te
Description: Occurs as foliated masses with Au-tellurides.
ⓘ Petzite
Formula: Ag3AuTe2
ⓘ Sylvanite
Formula: AgAuTe4
Description: Prominent.
References:
Silliman, Benjamin, Jr. (1868a), Note on three new localities of tellurium minerals in California and on some mineralogical features of the mother vein: California Academy of Natural Sciences Proceedings: 3: 378-379
Browne, J.R. (1869), Report of J. Ross Browne on the mineral resources of the states and territories west of the Rocky Mountains (US Treasury Dept.), 674 pp., H.H. Bancroft and Co., San Francisco [reprint of 2]: 62
Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp.: 384, 388
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 357
Committee, FM Locality Index, Kampf, Anthony R. (1989) California Locality Index. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (2) 129-142
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Description: Occurs as talc schist.
ⓘ Tetradymite
Formula: Bi2Te2S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Tellurium1.CC.10Te
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘHessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
ⓘPetzite2.BA.75Ag3AuTe2
ⓘColoradoite2.CB.05aHgTe
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
ⓘAltaite2.CD.10PbTe
ⓘTetradymite2.DC.05Bi2Te2S
ⓘSylvanite2.EA.05AgAuTe4
ⓘCalaverite2.EA.10AuTe2
ⓘMelonite2.EA.20NiTe2
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
NiNickel
Niⓘ MeloniteNiTe2
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Agⓘ HessiteAg2Te
Agⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Agⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
TeTellurium
Teⓘ AltaitePbTe
Teⓘ CalaveriteAuTe2
Teⓘ ColoradoiteHgTe
Teⓘ HessiteAg2Te
Teⓘ MeloniteNiTe2
Teⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Teⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
Teⓘ Native TelluriumTe
Teⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
AuGold
Auⓘ CalaveriteAuTe2
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
Auⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Auⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
HgMercury
Hgⓘ ColoradoiteHgTe
PbLead
Pbⓘ AltaitePbTe
BiBismuth
Biⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S

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References

Küstel, Guido (1866), Communication: Berg- u. hüttenm. Zeit, Band 25: 128
Blake, Wm. P. (1868a), The melons tellurides; letter to G. Küstel: Mining & Scientific Press: 16: 178.
Genth, Frederick Augustus (1868); Contributions to mineralogy, No. 7: American Journal of Science, 2nd. series: 45: 305-321.
Silliman, Benjamin, Jr. (1868a), Note on three new localities of tellurium minerals in California and on some mineralogical features of the mother vein: California Academy of Natural Sciences Proceedings: 3: 378-382; […Mining and Scientific Press: 16: 9 (1868)]: 378-379.
Browne, J.R. (1869), Report of J. Ross Browne on the mineral resources of the states and territories west of the Rocky Mountains (US Treasury Dept.), 674 pp., H.H. Bancroft and Co., San Francisco [reprint of 2]: 62
Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp. (includes catalog of minerals of California pp. 63-410), and miscellaneous observations on mineral products): 384, 388.
Dana, Edward Salisbury; Dana, James Dwight (1892) A System of Mineralogy (6th ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Knopf, Adolf (1929), The Mother Lode system of California: USGS Professional Paper 157, 88 pp.; […(abstract): Engineering & Mining Journal: 128: 24 (1929); […Geol. Zentralbl., Band 41: 364-367 (1930)]: 37, 39.
Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1944) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 116, 250, 357, 268, 360, 362.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
Committee, FM Locality Index, Kampf, Anthony R. (1989) California Locality Index. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (2) 129-142
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