Vista Mine (Russell Mine), Angels Camp, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Vista Mine (Russell Mine) | Mine |
| Angels Camp | City |
| Angels Camp Mining District | Mining District |
| Calaveras County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 3' 33'' North , 120° 31' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Angels Camp | 2,677 (2012) | 1.4km |
| Vallecito | 442 (2011) | 5.9km |
| Tuttletown | 668 (2011) | 9.6km |
| Murphys | 2,213 (2015) | 10.5km |
| Columbia | 2,297 (2017) | 11.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Calaveras Gem & Mineral Society | Angels Camp, California | 1km |
| Amador County Gem & Mineral Society | Sutter Creek, California | 44km |
A former lode Au mine located in the NW¼ (estimated) sec. 3, T2N, R13E, MDM, 1.4 km (0.9 mile) SE of Angels Camp, between Sixmile Creek and Indian Creek, E of highway 49. Patented agricultural land. Dump operated recently for road rock. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters. On the Mother Lode.
Mineralization is hosted in greenstone and slate. The ore body strikes W and dips 35N at 15 feet thick (Vista vein) of quartz and calcite. It has a greenstone footwall & slate hanging wall. The Mother Lode vein attitude is N340W, 65NE, at 16 feet thick. Local rocks include undivided pre-Cenozoic metavolcanic rocks, unit 2 (undivided).
Workings include underground openings comprised of a 350 foot inclined shaft (52 degrees) with levels each 100 feet. There are 1,350 feet of drifts and crosscuts intersecting both veins.
Production data are found in: Clark, Wm. B. & P.A. Lydon (1962).
One 2,500 ton lot of ore averaged $7 (period values) per ton Au. Most production was from the Vista vein, but one crosscut to the Mother Lode vein averaged $4 (period values) Au/ton.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10028960 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Shoofly-Olds Ferry DomainDomain
- Sierra Nevada BatholithVolcanic Arc
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- California
- Mother Lode BeltBelt
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