Copperopolis, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Copperopolis | - not defined - |
Foothill Copper Belt | Belt |
Calaveras County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 58' 52'' North , 120° 38' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Copperopolis | 3,671 (2011) | 0.1km |
Angels Camp | 2,677 (2012) | 13.1km |
Tuttletown | 668 (2011) | 15.9km |
Vallecito | 442 (2011) | 19.0km |
Jamestown | 3,433 (2011) | 19.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Calaveras Gem & Mineral Society | Angels Camp, California | 13km |
Amador County Gem & Mineral Society | Sutter Creek, California | 48km |
Mother Lode Mineral Society | Modesto, California | 49km |
Mindat Locality ID:
24965
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:24965:7
GUID (UUID V4):
64bcc074-f5d9-4583-bae7-fe20e07eca63
History
From its beginnings in 1860 to the end of World War II, Copperopolis has been directly related to and affected by the extraction and production of copper ore. Copper was first discovered in the area in 1860 by Hiram Hughes on Gopher Ridge at Quail Hill, and a few months later at the Napoleon Mine on Hog Hill, about six miles southwest of Copperopolis. Shortly thereafter a copper-bearing βgossanβ was discovered by W.K. Reed and Thomas McCarty in the Copper CaΓ±on Mining District, on the Union Copper Claim, and a short time later a second strike was made on the Keystone Claim. Other important claims included the Calaveras and the Empire. One year later the community that developed around the strikes became known as Copperopolis, the name derived from the word βcopper,β plus the Greek word βpolisβ meaning city.
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Detailed Mineral List:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
β | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
β | Magnesiochromite | 4.BB.05 | MgCr2O4 |
β | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β | Reevesite | 5.DA.50 | Ni6Fe3+2(OH)16(CO3) Β· 4H2O |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
β | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
β | Chalcanthite | 7.CB.20 | CuSO4 Β· 5H2O |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Vivianite | 8.CE.40 | Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 Β· 8H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Andalusite | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
β | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Jasper' | - | |
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
H | β Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Reevesite | Ni6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O |
H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
H | β Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | β Reevesite | Ni6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
O | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
O | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | β Magnesiochromite | MgCr2O4 |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Reevesite | Ni6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O |
O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | β Tenorite | CuO |
O | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
O | β Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Magnesiochromite | MgCr2O4 |
Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
S | β Covellite | CuS |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
Ti | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Cr | β Magnesiochromite | MgCr2O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Reevesite | Ni6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O |
Fe | β Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | β Reevesite | Ni6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
Cu | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
Cu | β Copper | Cu |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | β Tenorite | CuO |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Localities in this Region
- California
- Calaveras County
- California
- Calaveras County
- Foothill Copper Belt
- Copperopolis
- Donner Mine
- Gateway Mine
- Jackson McCarthy Mine (Old Calaveras Mine)
- Johnson operation
- McCarty Mine [1]
- ⭔Nassua-Copperopolis area
- Pacific Asbestos Mine (Pacific Asbestos pit)
- Stone Mine (Trask Mine; Longton Mine; Coffer Mine; Trask and Stone lease)
- Union Mine
- Unknown Cr prospect [10]
- Unnamed Cu prospect [15]
- Copperopolis
- Foothill Copper Belt
- Calaveras County
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