Red Cloud Mine, Plymouth, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Red Cloud Mine | Mine |
| Plymouth | City |
| Jackson-Plymouth Mining District | Mining District |
| Amador County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 30' 14'' North , 120° 50' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Plymouth | 960 (2017) | 2.5km |
| Drytown | 167 (2011) | 7.1km |
| Fiddletown | 235 (2011) | 7.5km |
| Amador City | 189 (2017) | 9.5km |
| River Pines | 379 (2011) | 9.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Amador County Gem & Mineral Society | Sutter Creek, California | 13km |
| El Dorado County Mineral and Gem Society | Placerville, California | 25km |
| Gold Country Treasure Seekers | Placerville, California | 25km |
| Roseville Rock Rollers | Roseville, California | 48km |
A former lode Au occurrence/mine located in the SW¼NE¼ sec. 35, T8N, R10E, MDM, 2.4 km (1.5 miles) N of Plymouth, E of highway 49 and Big Indian Creek, on private land. Operated by K. Pierovich. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is a quartz vein deposit hosted in greenstone and slate. The ore body is tabular in form, strikes N13W and dips 65E at a thickness of 6.1 meters and a width of 60.96 meters. The footwall is greenstone and the hanging wall is slate. The vein averages 5 to 6 feet in thickness and in one place widens to 20 feet. It consists of 2 strata separated by thin seams of gouge and slate. It occurs at 2 exposures on the surface due to repetition caused by faulting. The quartz carries minor sulfides with some free gold. Local rocks include Jurassic marine rocks, unit 1 (Western Sierra Nevada and Western Klamath Mountains).
Workings include underground openings comprised of an inclined shaft 365 feet deep on the vein.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| 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 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10095054 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Calaveras-Baker DomainDomain
- Sierra Nevada BatholithVolcanic Arc
USA
- California
- Amador County
- Mother Lode BeltBelt
- Mother Lode BeltBelt
- Amador County
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060050110
