Telluride group, Indian Creek, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Telluride group | - not defined - |
Indian Creek | Creek |
Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District) | Mining District |
East Belt | - not defined - |
Calaveras County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 10' 17'' North , 120° 27' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Murphys | 2,213 (2015) | 3.8km |
Forest Meadows | 1,249 (2015) | 4.3km |
Avery | 646 (2011) | 8.3km |
Vallecito | 442 (2011) | 9.2km |
Mountain Ranch | 1,628 (2011) | 9.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Calaveras Gem & Mineral Society | Angels Camp, California | 14km |
Amador County Gem & Mineral Society | Sutter Creek, California | 39km |
Mindat Locality ID:
75989
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:75989:9
GUID (UUID V4):
1264aed6-21f9-4c15-b210-587f6ef3f202
A former lode Au occurrence/group of claims/mine located in sec. 29, T4N, R14E, MDM, 2.2 km (1.3 miles) WSW of Indian Creek (town), on the divide between Indian Creek (stream) and San Domingo Creek, just S of the Murphys - Sheep Ranch Road (2 miles N of Murphys; adjoins the Independence Mine). Property consisted of 2 unpatented claims. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 5,000 meters (sic).
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in mica schist. Local rocks include Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 4 (Western Sierra Nevada).
Workings include underground openings comprised of a 30 foot shaft and a 100 foot adit.
Production data are found in: Logan, Clarence August and Franke, H. (1936).
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: | 10102827 |
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