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Jacksonville, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USAi
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Jacksonville Mining DistrictMining District
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Mining for gold at Jacksonville, on the road to Yosemite, c.1870

Jacksonville, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
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Uvarovite

Jacksonville, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
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Uvarovite

Jacksonville, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
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Mining for gold at Jacksonville, on the road to Yosemite, c.1870

Jacksonville, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
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Uvarovite

Jacksonville, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
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Uvarovite

Jacksonville, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
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Mining for gold at Jacksonville, on the road to Yosemite, c.1870

Jacksonville, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
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Uvarovite

Jacksonville, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 44' 29'' North , 120° 22' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.74139,-120.37333
GRN:
N26W68
Type:
Town (Former) - last checked 2025
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
3583
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3583:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former mining boom town located along the Tuolumne River, now completely inundated beneath the Don Pedro Reservoir.

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5 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Description: Occurs in vugs and cavities with pumpellyite crystals.
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Description: A constituent of a pumpellyite and epidote dike.
ⓘ Grossular var. Hibschite
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3-x(OH)4x
Colour: Colorless to pale pink
Description: Occurs as masses/crystals to 5 cm in rodingite dikes.
ⓘ Magnesiochromite
Formula: MgCr2O4
ⓘ 'Pumpellyite Subgroup'
Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Description: Occurs as radiating crystals about 0.2 mm long with albite in vugs and cavities of a pumpellyite-epidote dike cutting serpentine.
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Uvarovite
Formula: Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnesiochromite4.BB.05MgCr2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘGrossular
var. Hibschite		9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3-x(OH)4x
ⓘUvarovite9.AD.25Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘvar. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Pumpellyite Subgroup'-Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Grossular var. HibschiteCa3Al2(SiO4)3-x(OH)4x
Hⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Hⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ Grossular var. HibschiteCa3Al2(SiO4)3-x(OH)4x
Oⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Oⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Oⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Oⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Mgⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Grossular var. HibschiteCa3Al2(SiO4)3-x(OH)4x
Alⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Alⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Grossular var. HibschiteCa3Al2(SiO4)3-x(OH)4x
Siⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Siⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Siⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ Grossular var. HibschiteCa3Al2(SiO4)3-x(OH)4x
Caⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Caⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
CrChromium
Crⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Crⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Crⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

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