Senica Mine, Independence, Railroad Flat Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Senica Mine | Mine |
Independence | - not defined - |
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° 21' 36'' North , 120° 31' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Rail Road Flat | 475 (2015) | 1.9km |
West Point | 674 (2011) | 4.4km |
Pioneer | 1,094 (2011) | 9.1km |
Red Corral | 1,413 (2017) | 9.3km |
Buckhorn | 2,429 (2017) | 10.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Amador County Gem & Mineral Society | Sutter Creek, California | 25km |
Calaveras Gem & Mineral Society | Angels Camp, California | 32km |
El Dorado County Mineral and Gem Society | Placerville, California | 48km |
Gold Country Treasure Seekers | Placerville, California | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
75891
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:75891:5
GUID (UUID V4):
884a40a2-475a-4c7b-86d0-1d8a50cf76bd
A former lode Au mine located in secs. 22 & 23, T6N, R13E, MDM, 1.4 km (0.9 mile) NNW of Independence, S of the South Fork Mokelumne River and E of Independence Gulch (3 miles S of West Point). Operated many years ago and intermittently since 1957. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
NOTE: USGS MRDS file #10284432 places this locality in sec. 15 (N adjacent sec. to sec. 22) and provides a second MAS-MILS file number, contary to data in the other 2 MRDS files.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in diorite and schist. The ore body strikes N70W and dips 65NE at a thickness of 1.52 meters. The vein(s) is/are 3 to 5 feet thick with diorite dikes in mica schist. Sulfides are abundant. Local rocks include Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 4 (Western Sierra Nevada).
Workings include unspecified underground openings.
No production record was found.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10029332 |
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