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French and Wood Mine (French & Wood Mine; Frenchwood Mine), Altaville, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USAi
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French and Wood Mine (French & Wood Mine; Frenchwood Mine)Mine
Altaville- not defined -
Angels Camp Mining DistrictMining District
Calaveras CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 5' 37'' North , 120° 33' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Angels Camp2,677 (2012)3.4km
Vallecito442 (2011)7.8km
Murphys2,213 (2015)10.1km
Copperopolis3,671 (2011)14.3km
Tuttletown668 (2011)14.5km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Calaveras Gem & Mineral SocietyAngels Camp, California3km
Amador County Gem & Mineral SocietySutter Creek, California39km
Mindat Locality ID:
75229
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:75229:4
GUID (UUID V4):
3100597c-ccab-4c5b-99b0-42c615fd6674


A former Au mine/occurrence located in sec. 20, T3N, R13E, MDM, 1.1 km (0.7 mile) N of Altaville, N of Cherokee Flat, along Cherokee Creek. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.

NOTE: Murdoch & Webb (1966) place this mine near Carson Hill & Robinson's Ferry and then add "Angels Camp area." Both USGS MRDS database files cited herein are in agreement regarding its location.

Mineralization is a vein deposit. Local rocks include undivided pre-Cenozoic metavolcanic rocks, unit 2 (undivided).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Altaite
Formula: PbTe
Calaverite
Formula: AuTe2
Petzite
Formula: Ag3AuTe2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Petzite2.BA.75Ag3AuTe2
Altaite2.CD.10PbTe
Calaverite2.EA.10AuTe2

List of minerals for each chemical element

AgSilver
Ag PetziteAg3AuTe2
TeTellurium
Te AltaitePbTe
Te CalaveriteAuTe2
Te PetziteAg3AuTe2
AuGold
Au CalaveriteAuTe2
Au PetziteAg3AuTe2
PbLead
Pb AltaitePbTe

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Link to USGS MRDS:10029062

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