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Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Carson Hill | Town (Former) |
| Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District) | Mining District |
| Calaveras County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 1' 45'' North , 120° 30' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Town (Former)
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Carson Flat; Melones; Slumgullion
A former populated place.
One of the most productive mining areas in Calaveras County located in secs. 13, 14 & 24, T2N, R13E, MDM.
Carson Hill is on the Mother Lode Belt in SW Calaveras County. The district consists of a part of the Mother Lode that extends from Carson Flat SE through Carson Hill to the town of Melones on the Stanislaus River.
Some Historical Notes
In 1850, John William Hance discovered a fourteen pound lump of gold atop Carson Hill while supposedly chasing a runaway mule. The lump had broken away from a quartz vein, along which Hance immediately staked his claim. He later took on a group of six partners who then called themselves the Carson Creek Consolidated Mining Company. The claim was generally known as the Morgan Mine, after the most prominent of the partners, Colonel A. Morgan.
His claim was so rich that a unique method of mining was employed here with great success. Borthwick describes the method during the old days: "When the quartz vein was first worked, the method adopted was to put in a blast, and after the explosion, to go round with handbaskets and pick up the pieces." Using this method, $110,000 in gold was collected from a single blast. At another time, a lump of ore was found weighing 112 pounds. And on November 22 of 1854, one of the largest gold nuggets ever found in California was uncovered in the Morgan Mine, very near the surface. Technically not a nugget, but rather a mass of gold and quartz, the thing was huge; fifteen inches long, six inches wide, and four inches thick. It was valued at $43,000 โ a mere fraction of Carson Hillโs total production of $26 million.
2,340 ounce mass of gold found in 1854.
One of the most productive mining areas in Calaveras County located in secs. 13, 14 & 24, T2N, R13E, MDM.
Carson Hill is on the Mother Lode Belt in SW Calaveras County. The district consists of a part of the Mother Lode that extends from Carson Flat SE through Carson Hill to the town of Melones on the Stanislaus River.
Gold and Petzite from Carson Hill.
In 1850, John William Hance discovered a fourteen pound lump of gold atop Carson Hill while supposedly chasing a runaway mule. The lump had broken away from a quartz vein, along which Hance immediately staked his claim. He later took on a group of six partners who then called themselves the Carson Creek Consolidated Mining Company. The claim was generally known as the Morgan Mine, after the most prominent of the partners, Colonel A. Morgan.
His claim was so rich that a unique method of mining was employed here with great success. Borthwick describes the method during the old days: "When the quartz vein was first worked, the method adopted was to put in a blast, and after the explosion, to go round with handbaskets and pick up the pieces." Using this method, $110,000 in gold was collected from a single blast. At another time, a lump of ore was found weighing 112 pounds. And on November 22 of 1854, one of the largest gold nuggets ever found in California was uncovered in the Morgan Mine, very near the surface. Technically not a nugget, but rather a mass of gold and quartz, the thing was huge; fifteen inches long, six inches wide, and four inches thick. It was valued at $43,000 โ a mere fraction of Carson Hillโs total production of $26 million.
2,340 ounce mass of gold found in 1854.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| โ | Native Tellurium | 1.CC.10 | Te |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| โ | Hessite | 2.BA.60 | Ag2Te |
| โ | Petzite | 2.BA.75 | Ag3AuTe2 |
| โ | Coloradoite | 2.CB.05a | HgTe |
| โ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| โ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| โ | Altaite | 2.CD.10 | PbTe |
| โ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| โ | Tetradymite | 2.DC.05 | Bi2Te2S |
| โ | Sylvanite | 2.EA.05 | AgAuTe4 |
| โ | Calaverite | 2.EA.10 | AuTe2 |
| โ | Melonite | 2.EA.20 | NiTe2 |
| โ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| โ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| โ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| โ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| โ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| โ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| โ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| โ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| โ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| โ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| โ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| โ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| โ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| โ | var. Phengite | 9.EC.15 | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
| โ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| โ | var. Mariposite | 9.EC.15 | K(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2 |
| โ | Clinochlore | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| โ | Antigorite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| โ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| โ | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | โปCa2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| โ | 'Soapstone' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | โ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | โ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| H | โ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | โ Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
| H | โ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | โ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | โ Muscovite var. Mariposite | K(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | โ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | โ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | โ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | โ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | โ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | โ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | โ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| O | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | โ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | โ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | โ Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
| O | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | โ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | โ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | โ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| O | โ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | โ Muscovite var. Mariposite | K(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | โ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | โ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | โ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Mg | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | โ Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | โ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | โ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Al | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | โ Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | โ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| Al | โ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | โ Muscovite var. Mariposite | K(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | โ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | โ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Si | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | โ Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | โ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | โ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| Si | โ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | โ Muscovite var. Mariposite | K(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | โ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | โ Galena | PbS |
| S | โ Millerite | NiS |
| S | โ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | โ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | โ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | โ Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
| S | โ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | โ Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
| K | โ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | โ Muscovite var. Mariposite | K(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | โ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | โ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | โ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | โ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | โ Muscovite var. Mariposite | K(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | โ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | โ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | โ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | โ Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
| Fe | โ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | โ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | โ Melonite | NiTe2 |
| Ni | โ Millerite | NiS |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | โ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | โ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | โ Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Ag | โ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Ag | โ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | โ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | โ Altaite | PbTe |
| Te | โ Calaverite | AuTe2 |
| Te | โ Coloradoite | HgTe |
| Te | โ Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Te | โ Melonite | NiTe2 |
| Te | โ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Te | โ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Te | โ Native Tellurium | Te |
| Te | โ Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | โ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | โ Calaverite | AuTe2 |
| Au | โ Native Gold | Au |
| Au | โ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Au | โ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | โ Coloradoite | HgTe |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | โ Altaite | PbTe |
| Pb | โ Galena | PbS |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | โ Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carson_Hill,_California |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q5046939 |
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- Calaveras County
- Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District)
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- Long Gulch Mine
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- Carson Hill
- Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District)
- Calaveras County
- California
- Calaveras County
- Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District)
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- Three Brothers Mine
- Tullock Mine (Little John; Brown Mine; Eddie B.)
- Unknown Au prospect [32]
- Unknown Baryte occurrence [1]
- White Oak No. 1 Mine
- Whittle Mine
- Carson Hill
- Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District)
- Calaveras County
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Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA