Ilex Mine (Anglo-Saxon Mine; Tiger Mine), Rich Gulch, Rich Gulch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Ilex Mine (Anglo-Saxon Mine; Tiger Mine) | Mine |
Rich Gulch | Gulch |
Rich Gulch Mining District | Mining District |
East Belt | - not defined - |
Calaveras County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 19' 35'' North , 120° 37' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Mokelumne Hill | 646 (2011) | 8.1km |
Rail Road Flat | 475 (2015) | 9.4km |
Red Corral | 1,413 (2017) | 9.6km |
Pine Grove | 2,219 (2011) | 10.2km |
West Point | 674 (2011) | 11.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Amador County Gem & Mineral Society | Sutter Creek, California | 18km |
Calaveras Gem & Mineral Society | Angels Camp, California | 30km |
El Dorado County Mineral and Gem Society | Placerville, California | 47km |
Gold Country Treasure Seekers | Placerville, California | 47km |
Mindat Locality ID:
75392
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:75392:9
GUID (UUID V4):
d09c5b1c-345a-437f-bab7-02d15711eec7
A former Au-Pb-Sb-Cu mine located in the SEΒΌ sec. 35, T6N, R12E, MDM, 1.1 km (0.7 mile) ESE of Rich Gulch (town), and 6 miles E of Mokelumne Hill (2Β½ miles SW ofm Glenco). Operated during the periods of the 1850's and 1860's to the 1890's, 1935 to 1943, and 1945 to 1948. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in schist and plutonic rock. The ore body strikes N70-85E and dips 85S. There are at least 7 parallel veins with strike from N70 to 85E, and steeply dipping. The main vein is the Ilex in the center of the vein system. Country rock is coarse schist and impure quartzite with granodiorite gneiss to the N. Diorite dikes are associated with the veins. Local rocks include Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 4 (Western Sierra Nevada).
Workings include surface and underground openings comprised of a 270 foot shaft, both inclined and verticle, plus a 100 foot drift. There is an adit on the Ilex vein with several shorter drifts on other veins. There are also numerous open cuts.
Local structures include diorite dikes associated with veins.
Production data are found in: Clark (1962).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10102675 |
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060090549