Flaming Arrow Mine (Flaming Arrow 2 and 3 deposit; Pacific; Donovan; McCann; Vulture; Pine Ridge; Sobrante), American Camp Station, American Camp Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 5' 57'' North , 120° 19' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Cedar Ridge | 1,132 (2011) | 5.9km |
Columbia | 2,297 (2017) | 9.4km |
Forest Meadows | 1,249 (2015) | 10.3km |
Phoenix Lake | 4,269 (2017) | 10.5km |
Twain Harte | 2,226 (2011) | 10.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Calaveras Gem & Mineral Society | Angels Camp, California | 19km |
Mindat Locality ID:
97740
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:97740:4
GUID (UUID V4):
d20a28c5-c60e-4339-ab27-cb3c5bde2fdb
A Mn occurrence/mine located in sec. 21, T3N, R15E, MDM, 2.0 km (6,400 feet) NE of American Camp Station site, along a N-flowing tributary of Rose Creek (12 miles NW of Columbia), on National Forest land. Discovered in 1942. Owned by Nathan Williams, California (1974). MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated.
NOTE: MRDS file #10141912 states that this is a Ni occurrence. This is apparently in error.
Mineralization is a Mn deposit with manganese oxides and rhodonite ore hosted in meta-sediments, striking E-W. Local rocks include Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 4 (Western Sierra Nevada).
Analytical data results: Ore grade is 13 to 18% Mn; 1 to 2% Fe, and 76 to 83% silica.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides' |
ⓘ Rhodonite Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Rhodonite | 9.DK.05 | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10033739 |
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0061090001