Frederick Gold Mine (Clifton Gold Mine), Frederick Co., Maryland, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Frederick Gold Mine (Clifton Gold Mine) | Mine |
| Frederick Co. | County |
| Maryland | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 25' 0'' North , 77° 29' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Braddock Heights | 2,608 (2011) | 1.0km |
| Middletown | 4,469 (2017) | 5.5km |
| Ballenger Creek | 18,274 (2011) | 6.9km |
| Clover Hill | 3,542 (2006) | 7.0km |
| Frederick | 69,479 (2017) | 7.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gem, Lapidary, and Mineral Society of Montgomery County, MD., Inc. | Rockville, Maryland | 47km |
A prospect worked in the 1930's and 1940's. The gold was disseminated in sulfides found with quartz in a "steatite schist".
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Galena Formula: PbS Reference: Ostrander, C. W. & W. E. Price (1940) Minerals of Maryland: Natural History Society of Maryland , 92 p. |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Ostrander, C. W. & W. E. Price (1940) Minerals of Maryland: Natural History Society of Maryland , 92 p. |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Ostrander, C. W. & W. E. Price (1940) Minerals of Maryland: Natural History Society of Maryland , 92 p. |
| β Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 Reference: Ostrander, C. W. & W. E. Price (1940) Minerals of Maryland: Natural History Society of Maryland , 92 p. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Baltimore Sun newspaper, August 4, 1935.
Ostrander, C. W. & W. E. Price (1940) Minerals of Maryland: Natural History Society of Maryland , 92 p.
Pearre, Nancy (1961) Mineral deposits of Maryland excluding fuel, sand and gravel: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Resources Map MR-12.
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10084775 |
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