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Golden Rule Mine, Jumper & Golden Rule group (Jumper Mine; Jumper claim; Jumper deposit; New Era claim), Jamestown Mine (Jamestown group), Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 54' 37'' North , 120° 24' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.91028,-120.41250
GeoHash:
G#: 9qdrevq73
GRN:
N26W68
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Chinese Camp126 (2011)4.7km
Jamestown3,433 (2011)4.9km
Sonora4,818 (2017)8.6km
East Sonora2,266 (2011)8.7km
Tuttletown668 (2011)9.9km
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ClubLocationDistance
Calaveras Gem & Mineral SocietyAngels Camp, California21km
Mindat Locality ID:
3581
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3581:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former lode Au mine located in sec. 35, T1N, R14E, MDM, 0.8 km (2,700 feet) S of Stent. Part of the Jumper & Golden Rule group.

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13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Altaite
Formula: PbTe
Description: Massive with cubic cleavage
ⓘ Calaverite
Formula: AuTe2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
ⓘ Imiterite
Formula: Ag2HgS2
ⓘ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
Description: Occurs as wire gold, resembling a braided cord.
ⓘ Petzite
Formula: Ag3AuTe2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sylvanite
Formula: AgAuTe4
ⓘ Tetradymite
Formula: Bi2Te2S
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘHessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
ⓘPetzite2.BA.75Ag3AuTe2
ⓘImiterite2.BD.05Ag2HgS2
ⓘAltaite2.CD.10PbTe
ⓘTetradymite2.DC.05Bi2Te2S
ⓘSylvanite2.EA.05AgAuTe4
ⓘCalaverite2.EA.10AuTe2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ImiteriteAg2HgS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AgSilver
Agⓘ HessiteAg2Te
Agⓘ ImiteriteAg2HgS2
Agⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Agⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
TeTellurium
Teⓘ AltaitePbTe
Teⓘ CalaveriteAuTe2
Teⓘ HessiteAg2Te
Teⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Teⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
Teⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
AuGold
Auⓘ CalaveriteAuTe2
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
Auⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Auⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
HgMercury
Hgⓘ ImiteriteAg2HgS2
PbLead
Pbⓘ AltaitePbTe
BiBismuth
Biⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S

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References

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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): 68, 104, 388.
Dana, Edward Salisbury; Dana, James Dwight (1892) A System of Mineralogy (6th ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Stines, Norman S. (1907), The geology of the Coffee Creek mining district, California: Mining and Scientific Press: 95: 25-26
Sharwood, William J. (1911), Notes on tellurium-bearing gold ores: Economic Geology: 6: 28
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.
Eric, John H. (1955) Geology and mineral deposits of the Angels Camp and Sonora quadrangles, Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties, California. Special Report 41. California Division of Mines
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 61, 116, 204, 287, 357, 362, 364.
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