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Golden Rule Mine, Jumper & Golden Rule group (Jumper Mine; Jumper claim; Jumper deposit; New Era claim), Jamestown Mine (Jamestown group), Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USAi
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Golden Rule MineMine
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Jamestown Mine (Jamestown group)Mine
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Jamestown District- not defined -
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 54' 37'' North , 120° 24' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.91028,-120.41250
GeoHash:
G#: 9qdrevq73
GRN:
N26W68
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Chinese Camp126 (2011)4.7km
Jamestown3,433 (2011)4.9km
Sonora4,818 (2017)8.6km
East Sonora2,266 (2011)8.7km
Tuttletown668 (2011)9.9km
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ClubLocationDistance
Calaveras Gem & Mineral SocietyAngels Camp, California21km
Mindat Locality ID:
3581
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3581:4
GUID (UUID V4):
e0a6ded8-0ef9-418d-aa4a-fdba5ae1f2f3


A former lode Au mine located in sec. 35, T1N, R14E, MDM, 0.8 km (2,700 feet) S of Stent. Part of the Jumper & Golden Rule group.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Altaite
Formula: PbTe
Description: Massive with cubic cleavage
β“˜ Calaverite
Formula: AuTe2
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
Description: Occurs as wire gold, resembling a braided cord.
β“˜ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
β“˜ Imiterite
Formula: Ag2HgS2
β“˜ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
β“˜ Petzite
Formula: Ag3AuTe2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Sylvanite
Formula: AgAuTe4
β“˜ Tetradymite
Formula: Bi2Te2S
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Hessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
β“˜Petzite2.BA.75Ag3AuTe2
β“˜Imiterite2.BD.05Ag2HgS2
β“˜Altaite2.CD.10PbTe
β“˜Tetradymite2.DC.05Bi2Te2S
β“˜Sylvanite2.EA.05AgAuTe4
β“˜Calaverite2.EA.10AuTe2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ImiteriteAg2HgS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
Agβ“˜ ImiteriteAg2HgS2
Agβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Agβ“˜ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ AltaitePbTe
Teβ“˜ CalaveriteAuTe2
Teβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
Teβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Teβ“˜ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
Teβ“˜ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
AuGold
Auβ“˜ CalaveriteAuTe2
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
Auβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Auβ“˜ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
HgMercury
Hgβ“˜ ImiteriteAg2HgS2
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AltaitePbTe
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ TetradymiteBi2Te2S

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Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp. (includes catalog of minerals of California pp. 63-410), and miscellaneous observations on mineral products): 68, 104, 388.
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