Clifton Ranch Mine, La Honda Park, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 6' 41'' North , 120° 29' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Vallecito | 442 (2011) | 2.9km |
Murphys | 2,213 (2015) | 4.0km |
Angels Camp | 2,677 (2012) | 6.4km |
Forest Meadows | 1,249 (2015) | 9.8km |
Columbia | 2,297 (2017) | 11.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Calaveras Gem & Mineral Society | Angels Camp, California | 6km |
Amador County Gem & Mineral Society | Sutter Creek, California | 41km |
Mindat Locality ID:
75056
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:75056:0
GUID (UUID V4):
4ea50753-dd1b-4d45-aec1-3b4fe6994f30
A former lode Au mine located in the SW¼NE¼ (estimated) sec. 29, T3N, R13E, MDM, 1.1 km (0.7 mile) SSE of La Honda Park, N of Sixmile Creek (2½ miles NW of Vallecito). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
Mineralization is a vein deposit. Local rocks include undivided pre-Cenozoic metavolcanic rocks, unit 2 (undivided) and/or Paleozoic metavolcanic rocks, unit 4 (Western Sierra Nevada Foothills).
Workings include unspecified underground openings.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10102714 |
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