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Coordinates: 38°09′05″N 120°28′43″W 38.151339999999998, -120.478628

Mercer Caverns

  • Location & Contact Information
    • Address: 1665 Sheep Ranch Rd Murphys, CA 95247
    • Telephone Number: +1-209-728-2101
    • Official Website: [1]
  • Overview

Mercer Caverns are located outside of Murphys in Calaveras County California. They are named after the gold prospector Walter J. Mercer who discovered the caves around 1885 and filed a claim. They were later renamed as caverns. The caverns have a large number of speleothems, stalactites, and stalagmites. Under the limestone calcite are a range of aragonite minerals that are pure CaCO3.Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2083: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).[1]

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References

  1. ↑ Mercer Caverns Wikipedia.ORG. Accessed April 2009.
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