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Rawhide Mine (Rawhide deposit; Paducah), Jamestown Mine (Jamestown group), Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rawhide Mine (Rawhide deposit; Paducah) | Mine |
| Jamestown Mine (Jamestown group) | Mine |
| Jamestown | - not defined - |
| Jamestown District | - not defined - |
| Tuolumne County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 57' 41'' North , 120° 26' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jamestown | 3,433 (2011) | 2.5km |
| Tuttletown | 668 (2011) | 3.5km |
| Sonora | 4,818 (2017) | 6.4km |
| East Sonora | 2,266 (2011) | 7.9km |
| Columbia | 2,297 (2017) | 9.3km |
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Calaveras Gem & Mineral Society | Angels Camp, California | 14km |
A former lode Au mine located in the SEยผSEยผ sec. 5 and in the NEยผNEยผ sec. 9, T1N, R14E, MDM, 2.6 km (8,400 feet) WNW of Jamestown (N of Table Mountain, on the western margin of Rawhide Flat, W of Pulpit Rock), on federal lands (federal lease; minerals only). Owned by the Pathfinder Gold Corp. (30.00%), Nevada (1986); Owned & operated by the Sonora Gold Mining Corp. (70.00%), Canada (1986). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 5,000 meters.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in slate and serpentinite. The ore body strikes N34W and dips 75NE. The footwall is serpentine and the hanging wall is slate. The vein is as thick as 70 feet between the host rocks, but ore vein on the footwall side of the contact, separated by a thin layer of gouge averages 20 feet in thickness. This is the same ore vein mined in the NW-adjoining Rappahannock claim. The ore shoot trends N. Local rocks include undivided pre-Cenozoic metavolcanic rocks, unit 2 (undivided) and/or pre-Cenozoic metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks undivided.
Workings include underground openings with an overall depth of 609.6 meters and comprised of a South, or main, shaft on the vein to a depth of 3,000 feet on a 6 degree incline. The second shaft is 1,000 feet N on the vein and is 400 feet deep. There are levels with drifts every 100 feet. Later development in 1921 proved worthless.
Production data are found in: Tucker, W. Burling (1914).
Reserves and resources data: Estimate year: 1986: Demonstrated 1,503,100 metric tons of ore. Au 2.274000 grams/metric ton (1986).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| โ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| โ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: Common in quartz gangue. References: |
| โ Muscovite var. Mariposite Formula: K(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2 Description: Common in quartz gangue. References: |
| โ Muscovite var. Phengite Formula: KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 Description: Common in quartz gangue. References: |
| โ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| โ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| โ 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| โ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| โ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| โ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| 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. Mariposite | 9.EC.15 | K(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Muscovite var. Mariposite | K(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| 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 Muscovite var. Mariposite | K(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | โ Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| 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 Muscovite var. Mariposite | K(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| 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 Muscovite var. Mariposite | K(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | โ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | โ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| 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. Mariposite | K(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | โ Muscovite var. Mariposite | K(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | โ Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
| Fe | โ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | โ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | โ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | โ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10034614 |
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