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La Honda Park, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types
La Honda ParkPark
Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District)Mining District
East Belt- not defined -
Calaveras CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 7' 14'' North , 120° 29' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Murphys2,213 (2015)3.6km
Vallecito442 (2011)3.9km
Angels Camp2,677 (2012)6.9km
Forest Meadows1,249 (2015)9.5km
Columbia2,297 (2017)12.5km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Calaveras Gem & Mineral SocietyAngels Camp, California7km
Amador County Gem & Mineral SocietySutter Creek, California40km
Mindat Locality ID:
260220
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:260220:5
GUID (UUID V4):
e11e5f5d-fc50-4f75-a47b-453066e3b148


A populated place (town) located along Angels Creek, W of Murphys.

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4 valid minerals.

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β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Description: Occurs as a sericite schist surrounding the chert enclosing the ore body.
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Description: Occurs as a sericite schist surrounding the chert enclosing the ore body.
β“˜ 'Psilomelane'
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Psilomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu

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