Doodlebug No. 1; 2 and 3 claims (Doodlebug No. 1; 2 & 3 claims), Mountain Ranch, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 16' 9'' North , 120° 31' 60'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Claims
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain Ranch | 1,628 (2011) | 4.6km |
| Rail Road Flat | 475 (2015) | 8.4km |
| Fort Jones | 643 (2006) | 10.0km |
| West Point | 674 (2011) | 14.4km |
| San Andreas | 2,783 (2011) | 15.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Calaveras Gem & Mineral Society | Angels Camp, California | 22km |
| Amador County Gem & Mineral Society | Sutter Creek, California | 27km |
A former lode Au mine located in the SE¼ sec. 22, T5N, R12E, MDM, about 5 km N of Mountain Ranch (5 miles S of Railroad Flat; N of Jesus Maria Creek). Operated in the mid-1930's. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in granite and slate. The ore body strikes N80E and dips 70NW at a thickness of 2.13 meters. The vein has a slate footwall and a granite hanging wall. The gold in the ore is practically all free, with only a very small amount in sulfides. Local rocks include Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 4 (Western Sierra Nevada).
Workings include underground openings comprised of 4 adits, each above the other. No. 1 adit is 300 feet long; No. 2 is 125 feet long; No. 3 is 350 feet; and No. 4, the uppermost, being 200 feet long. Adits No. 3 & 4 have 90 and 45 foot raises, respectively.
Production data are found in: Logan, Clarence August and Franke, H. (1936); Clark, Wm. B. & P.A. Lydon (1962).
No production record was found.
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: | 10028932 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Shoofly-Olds Ferry DomainDomain
- Sierra Nevada BatholithVolcanic Arc
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