Chateau Mine, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Chateau Mine | Mine |
Coulterville | - not defined - |
Coulterville Mining District | Mining District |
Mariposa County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 41' 25'' North , 120° 12' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Coulterville | 201 (2011) | 2.5km |
Greeley Hill | 915 (2011) | 9.4km |
Bear Valley | 125 (2011) | 15.7km |
Groveland | 601 (2011) | 16.6km |
Snelling | 231 (2011) | 27.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Mariposa Gem & Mineral Club | Mariposa, California | 31km |
Mindat Locality ID:
82065
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:82065:6
GUID (UUID V4):
e9529cc5-6dbf-4dd8-8d65-062ca8b43f65
A former lode Au-Pb mine located in secs. 9 &10, T3S, R16E, MDM, 2.6 km (8,500 feet) SSW of Coulterville, on the upper E slope of Horseshoe Bend Mountain. Property consists of a patented claim. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is a vein deposit with a vein from 3 to 20 feet thick, hosted in slate. The ore body strikes NW and dips 50NE at a thickness of 6.1 meters. Local rocks include Mesozoic volcanic rocks, unit 2 (Western Sierra Foothills and Western Klamath Mountains).
No production record found. Long inactive.
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 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10034687 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
USA
- California
- Mother Lode BeltBelt
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060430384