Railroad Flat, Railroad Flat Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Railroad Flat | Flat |
Railroad Flat Mining District | Mining District |
East Belt | - not defined - |
Calaveras County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 20' 36'' North , 120° 30' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Rail Road Flat | 475 (2015) | 0.2km |
West Point | 674 (2011) | 6.3km |
Red Corral | 1,413 (2017) | 11.1km |
Pioneer | 1,094 (2011) | 11.1km |
Buckhorn | 2,429 (2017) | 12.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
---|---|---|
Amador County Gem & Mineral Society | Sutter Creek, California | 26km |
Calaveras Gem & Mineral Society | Angels Camp, California | 31km |
El Dorado County Mineral and Gem Society | Placerville, California | 50km |
Gold Country Treasure Seekers | Placerville, California | 50km |
Mindat Locality ID:
210889
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:210889:9
GUID (UUID V4):
39bdbef9-84fc-497f-8f84-6c08b26a61fc
A populated place.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 Description: Occurs as small crystals. |
ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 Localities: Description: Low- to high-grade material in situ and as float. |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Localities: Reported from at least 36 localities in this region. |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 23 localities in this region. |
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 Localities: Description: Occurs in host rock. |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 Localities: Description: Occurs as highly talcose serpentine. |
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Localities in this Region
- California
- Calaveras County
- East Belt
- Railroad Flat Mining District
- Railroad Flat
- After Thought Mine (Afterthought Mine; Norrie; Blue Rock)
- American Eagle Mine
- Boire Placer Mine
- Burns and O'Neill property (Burns & O Neill)
- C. P. Davis Ranch occurrence (C P Davis Ranch; Davis Ranch)
- Chapman Mine (McCary Mine)
- Clark placer
- Clary Mine
- Cultus occurrence
- Elsie Mine
- Eureka occurrence (Andrew Hereid)
- Fallen Pine Mine
- First Chance Mine [2]
- Fish group
- Golden Shearer Mine (A.V.G. Mine)
- Hazel Dell Mine
- I X L Consolidated Sunn
- Jeff Davis Mine
- Johnny Jumper placer
- Jones Mine
- Lampson Drift Mine
- Late property
- Railroad Flat
- Railroad Flat Mining District
- East Belt
- Calaveras County
- California
- Calaveras County
- East Belt
- Railroad Flat Mining District
- Railroad Flat
- Lava Bed occurrence (Ca J Lest; A. J. Lester)
- Little Giant Mine
- Lone Star Mine [4]
- Loretta Placer Mine
- M & B Mine (M. J. B. Mine; M J B Mine)
- Main Lode Mine
- Meridian Mine
- Michel & Michel Extension Mine (Michel)
- Mikado Mine
- Mitchell Mine
- Mohawk Mine (Keystone Mine)
- Mole Placer Mine
- Old Timer occurrence (Henry W. Seeman)
- Pay Day occurrence
- Poe Placer Mine (Dan Reynolds)
- Rainbow Mine (Rain Bow Mine)
- Sanderson Mine
- Sixteen-To-One Mine (Sixteen To One Mine)
- Stand-By Mine & Fish & Dellinger claims (Stand By Mine)
- Summit Mine
- Tate Mine
- Tone Mine
- Unknown Au occurrence [37]
- Railroad Flat
- Railroad Flat Mining District
- East Belt
- Calaveras County
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