Murphy Mine, Virginia Point, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Murphy Mine | Mine |
Virginia Point | Point |
Coulterville Mining District | Mining District |
Mariposa County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 40' 31'' North , 120° 10' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Coulterville | 201 (2011) | 4.5km |
Greeley Hill | 915 (2011) | 8.6km |
Bear Valley | 125 (2011) | 12.7km |
Groveland | 601 (2011) | 18.9km |
Midpines | 1,204 (2011) | 26.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Mariposa Gem & Mineral Club | Mariposa, California | 28km |
Mindat Locality ID:
82382
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:82382:0
GUID (UUID V4):
b5cd25fe-ce27-4d26-a706-abe8c90406a2
A former lode Au mine located in the NW¼ (?) sec. 14, T3S, R16E, MDM, 1.9 km (6,200 feet) WNW of Virginia Point (coordinates of record) and 3.2 km (2.0 miles) ESE of Horseshoe Bend Mountain (coordinates of record), along Whites Gulch (3 miles E of Lake McClure). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters. Patent applied for (1903).
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in serpentinite and slate. The ore body strikes NW and dips 70NE at a thickness of 0.61 meters. The hanging wall is serpentine and the footwall is slate. Local rocks include ultramafic rocks, chiefly Mesozoic, unit 2 (Western Sierra Nevada and Klamath Mountains).
Workings include underground openings with a length of 53.34 meters and an overall depth of 53.34 meters, and comprised of an incline.
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 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10034732 |
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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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