Homestake Mine, Stanislaus area, Collierville Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Homestake Mine | Mine |
| Stanislaus area | Area |
| Collierville Mining District | Mining District |
| East Belt | - not defined - |
| Calaveras County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 8' 22'' North , 120° 23' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Forest Meadows | 1,249 (2015) | 3.6km |
| Murphys | 2,213 (2015) | 6.4km |
| Avery | 646 (2011) | 7.4km |
| Vallecito | 442 (2011) | 9.3km |
| Columbia | 2,297 (2017) | 11.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Calaveras Gem & Mineral Society | Angels Camp, California | 15km |
| Amador County Gem & Mineral Society | Sutter Creek, California | 46km |
A former lode Au mine located in sec. 1, T3N, R14E, MDM, 1.8 km (1.1 miles) WSW of Stanislaus (Tuolumne County) (5 miles E of Murphys). Operated in the 1890's and during the period 1938 to 1942. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in mica schist. The ore body forms lenses and veins at a thickness of 2.44 meters. Two parallel veins occur 3 to 8 feet apart with crushed schist between them. The footwall is well-defined while the hanging wall is not so well defined for any great distances. Branching and interconnecting veinlets may unite to form the vein up to 8 feet thick. High grade pockets were encountered. Local rocks include Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 4 (Western Sierra Nevada).
Workings include underground openings.
No production record found.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 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 | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10029401 |
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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
USA
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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