Willieta Mine (Willietta Mine), Hog Mountain, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Willieta Mine (Willietta Mine) | Mine |
Hog Mountain | Mountain |
Jacksonville Mining District | Mining District |
Tuolumne County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 50' 41'' North , 120° 21' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Chinese Camp | 126 (2011) | 6.8km |
Groveland | 601 (2011) | 11.5km |
Jamestown | 3,433 (2011) | 13.1km |
East Sonora | 2,266 (2011) | 14.8km |
Sonora | 4,818 (2017) | 15.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Calaveras Gem & Mineral Society | Angels Camp, California | 29km |
Mindat Locality ID:
98342
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:98342:3
GUID (UUID V4):
fab7c8de-c565-4d79-a8f2-6363f187ab5e
A former lode Au mine located in sec. 18 & in the NE¼NE¼ sec. 19, T1S, R15E, MDM, 4.4 km (2.7 miles) S of Hog Mountain (coordinates of record), on the divide between the Tuolumne River (Don Pedro Reservoir) and Kanaka Creek, on private land. The claim is approximately __ acres (data truncated by the MRDS database). MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated.
Mineralization is hosted in granite. The ore body strikes NW and dips E. Minor quartz is present, occurring in irregularly dispersed quartz stringers and seams in fractured granite. A rich gold-bearing pocket was said to be in serpentine. The granite is biotitic and porphyritic, impregnated in places with pyrite. The ore is also impregnated with pyrite. Local rocks include ultramafic rocks, chiefly Mesozoic, unit 2 (Western Sierra Nevada and Klamath Mountains) and/or undivided pre-Cenozoic metavolcanic rocks, unit 2 (undivided).
Workings include unspecified surface and underground openings.
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 | |||
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
S | Sulfur | |
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S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10034648 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Calaveras-Baker DomainDomain
USA
- California
- Mother Lode BeltBelt
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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