Counties, states, countries, continents, or oceans | |
Inyo | county |
California | state |
United States | country |
North America | continent |
Land | continent |
Map quadrangles, from USGS or Canadian NTS | |
Cerro Gordo Peak | quadrangle 1:24,000 scale |
Saline Valley | quadrangle 1:100,000 scale |
Death Valley | quadrangle 1:250,000 scale |
Watershed boundaries (USGS hydrologic units) | |
Eureka-Saline Valleys | hydrologic unit |
Northern Mojave | hydrologic accounting unit |
Northern Mojave-Mono Lake | hydrologic subregion |
California | hydrologic region |
Unit | State | Lithology |
---|---|---|
Carboniferous marine rocks, unit 3 (SE California Clastic Assemblage) | CA | Late Devonian to Early Permian |
Devonian marine rocks, unit 1 (Death Valley) | CA | Middle to Late Devonian |
Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges) | CA | Permian to Tertiary; most Mesozoic |
Mesozoic volcanic rocks, unit 3 (Mojave Desert, Death Valley area, and Eastern Sierra Nevada) | CA | Triassic to Cretaceous |
Permian marine sedimentary rocks, unit 1 (Death Valley and Mojave Desert) | CA | Pennsylvanian to Triassic |
Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 1 (Mojave Desert and Death Valley area) | CA | Late Proterozoic to Jurassic |
Quaternary alluvium and marine deposits | CA | Pleistocene to Holocene |
Quaternary volcanic flow rocks, unit 5 (Coso Volcanic Field) | CA | Quaternary (0-4 Ma) |
Triassic marine rocks, unit 1 (Death Valley area and Mojave Desert) | CA | Early to Middle Triassic |
Tertiary volcanic flow rocks, unit 16 (Northern Mojave Desert) | CA | Tertiary (4-22 Ma) |
ID | Data type | Description |
---|---|---|
Inyo Extension | M-D | Inyo Extension 685 line km with spacing 0.80 km over parts of CA |
Death Valley | M/R-D | Death Valley 13487 line km with spacing 1.60 km over parts of CA-NV |
Tract | Deposit Type | Mineralization age |
---|---|---|
GB30 | Sediment-hosted Au | Phanerozoic |
GB01 | Skarn Cu | Mesozoic - Tertiary |
GB07 | Porphyry Cu | Mesozoic - Tertiary |
GB14 | Polymetallic replacement + skarn Zn-Pb | Mesozoic - Tertiary |
GB22 | Epithermal vein, Comstock | Tertiary |
GB25 | Epithermal vein, quartz-alunite | Tertiary |
Domain | Crust type | Region |
---|---|---|
Mojave | Lateral-extensional orogen | Central and Southwest |
Sample ID | Date collected | Sample type |
---|---|---|
5156920 | 1979-09-12 | Soil sample sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh). |
5156921 | 1979-09-12 | Soil sample sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh). |
5156957 | 1979-09-13 | Stream sediment sample from dry stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh), and dried (if necessary) at less than or equal to 110øC. |
5156958 | 1979-09-13 | Stream sediment sample from dry stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh), and dried (if necessary) at less than or equal to 110øC. |
5156959 | 1979-09-13 | Stream sediment sample from dry stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh), and dried (if necessary) at less than or equal to 110øC. |
5156960 | 1979-09-13 | Stream sediment sample from dry stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh), and dried (if necessary) at less than or equal to 110øC. |
5156961 | 1979-09-13 | Soil sample sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh). |
5156962 | 1979-09-13 | Soil sample sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh). |
5157045 | 1979-05-10 | Soil sample sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh). |
5157046 | 1979-05-10 | Soil sample sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh). |
5157099 | 1979-05-11 | Soil sample sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh). |
5157100 | 1979-05-11 | Soil sample sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh). |
Deposit name | Deposit type | Location |
---|---|---|
Cerro Gordo | CAig | California, United States |
Sample ID | Rock type | Rock name |
---|---|---|
C218138 | metamorphic | |
C218139 | metamorphic | |
D194286 | igneous | quartz monzonite |
D194287 | igneous | quartz monzonite |
EML578 | ||
EML579 | ||
EML599 | ||
EML600 | ||
EML612 | ||
EML613 | sedimentary | limestone/dolomite |
EML631 | ||
EML717 | sedimentary | limestone/dolomite |
EML718 | ||
EML719 | ||
EML720 | unidentified | |
EML721 | unidentified | |
EML780 | ||
EML781 | unidentified | |
EML782 | sedimentary | limestone/dolomite |
EML783 | sedimentary | shale |
EML784 | ||
EML785 | sedimentary | limestone/dolomite |
EML786 | ||
EML787 | ||
EML788 | ||
EML789 | ||
EML790 | ||
LMD176 | unidentified | |
LMD177 | sedimentary | shale |
LMD181 | ||
LMD182 | ||
LMD183 | ||
LMD184 | ||
LMD213 | sedimentary | limestone/dolomite |
LMD214 | sedimentary | limestone/dolomite |
LMD215 | ||
LMD336 | sedimentary | limestone/dolomite |
LMD337 | unidentified | |
LMD338 | unidentified | |
LMD350 | ||
LMD351 | unidentified | |
LMD352 | sedimentary | shale |
LMD413 | sedimentary | carbonate |
LMD570 | ||
LME007 | ||
LME008 | sedimentary | limestone/dolomite |
LME009 | ||
LME010 | ||
LME011 | ||
LME012 | ||
LME013 | ||
LME014 | sedimentary | limestone/dolomite |
LME257 | ||
LME258 | ||
LME259 | ||
LME260 | ||
LME261 | ||
LME331 | ||
LME332 | unidentified | |
LME333 | ||
LME343 | ||
LME344 | ||
LME345 | ||
LME346 | unidentified | |
LME347 | sedimentary | shale |
LME348 | sedimentary | shale |
LME349 | ||
LME350 | ||
LMF306 | ||
LMF307 | ||
LMF308 | ||
LMF309 | ||
LMF310 | ||
LMF311 | metamorphic | marble |
LMF312 | sedimentary | limestone/dolomite |
LMF313 | ||
LMF314 | sedimentary | limestone/dolomite |
LMF315 | ||
LMF316 | ||
M174094 | igneous | mafic |
M174095 | igneous | mafic |
M174096 | igneous | mafic |
M174097 | igneous | mafic |
M174098 | igneous | mafic |
M174099 | igneous | mafic |
M174100 | igneous | mafic |
M174101 | igneous | mafic |
M174102 | igneous | mafic |
M174104 | igneous | mafic |
M174105 | igneous | mafic |
M174106 | igneous | mafic |
M174107 | igneous | mafic |
M197303 | sedimentary | dolomite |
W181961 | igneous | andesite |
W181962 | igneous | andesite |
W181963 | igneous | andesite |
W181964 | igneous | rhyolite |
W181965 | igneous | rhyolite |
W181966 | igneous | rhyolite |
W181967 | igneous | quartz latite |
Site name | Development | Commodities |
---|---|---|
Cerro Gordo | Past Producer | AG PB ZN AU CU |
Cerro Gordo | Past Producer | PB AG ZN CU AU |
Cerro Gordo Mine | Occurrence | HG |
San Lucas | Past Producer | PB CU AG AU |
Ella Group | Past Producer | PB AG ZN CU AU |
Chilula, Gavilan, Montano and San Antino | Past Producer | AU AG PB |
Newsboy | Past Producer | PB AG AU CU |
Estelle | Past Producer | PB ZN AG AU |
Bonham Talc Mine | Past Producer | TLC |
Royal Group | Past Producer | PB ZN AG AU CU |
Ventura Mine | Past Producer | PB AG CU |
Morning Star Mine | Past Producer | AU PB AG CU |
Sunset | Producer | PB AG CU |
Berry Hill | Occurrence | PB CU AG |
American Prospect | Prospect | AG PB ZN |
Cerro Gordo Mine | Occurrence | AG PB ZN BI |
Ventura | Past Producer | PB ZN |
Santa Cruz Mine | Past Producer | AU |
St. Elmo Mine | Past Producer | AU |
Benicia Mine | Past Producer | AU |
Keeler | Past Producer | AU PB AG |
Auguste Mine | Past Producer | PB AG ZN AU |
Mayflower Group | Past Producer | PB AG CU |
White Mountain | Producer | TLC |
Talc | Unknown | TLC |
Florence Talc Mine | Past Producer | TLC |
Holiday Nos. 1, 2, and 4 | Past Producer | TLC |
Bean-Smith | Occurrence | PB CU |
Lookout No. 1 | Occurrence | PB AG |
Estelle | Past Producer | PB CU AG ZN |
St. Elmo Mine | Prospect | AU |
Mcdonald | Occurrence | PB CU AG |
Farrington | Occurrence | PB CU AG |
Mayflower Group | Past Producer | PB CU AG |
San Lucas | Past Producer | PB AU AG ZN |
Gordon | Occurrence | PB CU AU AG |
(Facility) Four Metals Smelter | Plant | PB AG |
Cerro Gordo Mine | Past Producer | PB CU AU AG ZN |
Morning Star Mine | Past Producer | PB ZN |
Belmont | Past Producer | PB CU AG |
Golden Reef | Occurrence | AU CU |
Gehrig | Occurrence | AU CU AG |
Givens | Occurrence | PB CU AU AG |
Ella Group | Past Producer | PB CU AU AG ZN |
Newsboy | Past Producer | PB CU AU AG |
Ygnacio | Unknown | PB CU AU AG |
Irwin | Occurrence | PB |
Royal Group | Past Producer | PB CU AU AG ZN |
Santa Cruz Mine | Prospect | AU |
Sample ID | Sample source | Rock name |
---|---|---|
7204 | Outcrop or artificial surface exposure | Quartz monzonite |
Sample ID | Sample source | Sample notes |
---|---|---|
C167153 | stream/river | |
C167304 | stream/river | |
D200884 | stream/river | sand; clastic; lithic; SEIVED DRAINAGE SEDIMENTS (< 500 UM); stream |
D200974 | stream/river | sand; clastic; lithic; SEIVED DRAINAGE SEDIMENTS (< 500 UM); stream |
D200976 | stream/river | sand; clastic; lithic; SEIVED DRAINAGE SEDIMENTS (< 500 UM); stream |
D200977 | stream/river | sand; clastic; lithic; SEIVED DRAINAGE SEDIMENTS (< 500 UM); stream |
D200979 | stream/river | sand; clastic; lithic; SEIVED DRAINAGE SEDIMENTS (< 500 UM); stream |
D200983 | stream/river | sand; clastic; lithic; SEIVED DRAINAGE SEDIMENTS (< 500 UM); stream |
EMK330 | stream/river | stream |
EMK331 | stream/river | stream |
EMK332 | stream/river | stream |
EMK333 | stream/river | stream |
EMK334 | stream/river | stream |
EMK335 | stream/river | stream |
EMK336 | stream/river | stream |
EMK344 | stream/river | stream |
EMK345 | stream/river | stream |
EML386 | stream/river | stream |
EML387 | stream/river | stream |
EML388 | stream/river | stream |
EML389 | stream/river | stream |
EML390 | stream/river | stream |
LMD247 | stream/river | stream |
LMD248 | stream/river | stream |
LMD249 | stream/river | stream |
LMD250 | stream/river | stream |
LMD251 | stream/river | stream |
LMD252 | stream/river | stream |
LMD253 | stream/river | stream |
LMD261 | stream/river | stream |
LMD262 | stream/river | stream |
LMD263 | stream/river | stream |
LMD264 | stream/river | stream |
LMD265 | stream/river | stream |
LMD368 | stream/river | stream |
LMD369 | stream/river | stream |
LMD370 | stream/river | stream |
LMD371 | stream/river | stream |
LMD372 | stream/river | stream |
LMD373 | stream/river | stream |
LMD410 | stream/river | stream |
LMD411 | stream/river | stream |
LMD412 | stream/river | stream |
LMD549 | stream/river | stream |
LMD550 | stream/river | stream |
LMD977 | stream/river | stream |
LMD978 | stream/river | stream |
LMD979 | stream/river | stream |
LMD980 | stream/river | stream |
LMD981 | stream/river | stream |
LMD982 | stream/river | stream |
LMD983 | stream/river | stream |
LMD984 | stream/river | stream |
LMD985 | stream/river | stream |
LME910 | stream/river | stream |
LME917 | stream/river | stream |
Sample ID | Sample source | Sample notes |
---|---|---|
D201230 | stream/river | sand; clastic; lithic; DRAINAGE SEDIMENT HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE; stream |
D201234 | stream/river | sand; clastic; lithic; DRAINAGE SEDIMENT HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE; stream |
D201235 | stream/river | sand; clastic; lithic; DRAINAGE SEDIMENT HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE; stream |
D201237 | stream/river | sand; clastic; lithic; DRAINAGE SEDIMENT HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE; stream |
D202012 | stream/river | sand; clastic; lithic; DRAINAGE SEDIMENT HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE; stream |
D202020 | stream/river | sand; clastic; lithic; DRAINAGE SEDIMENT HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE; stream |
LMD477 | stream/river | stream |
LMD478 | stream/river | stream |
LMD479 | stream/river | stream |
LMD480 | stream/river | stream |
LMD481 | stream/river | stream |
LME105 | stream/river | stream |
LME106 | stream/river | stream |
LMF391 | stream/river | stream |
LMF392 | stream/river | stream |
LMF393 | stream/river | stream |
LMF394 | stream/river | stream |
LMF395 | stream/river | stream |
LMF396 | stream/river | stream |
LMF429 | stream/river | stream |
LMF430 | stream/river | stream |
LMF465 | stream/river | stream |
LMF466 | stream/river | stream |
LMF467 | stream/river | stream |
LMF468 | stream/river | stream |
LMF469 | stream/river | stream |
LMF470 | stream/river | stream |
LMF471 | stream/river | stream |
LMF784 | stream/river | stream |
LMF785 | stream/river | stream |
LMF786 | stream/river | stream |
LMF787 | stream/river | stream |
LMF788 | stream/river | stream |
LMF789 | stream/river | stream |
LMF790 | stream/river | stream |
LMF792 | stream/river | stream |
LMF794 | stream/river | stream |
LMF828 | stream/river | stream |
Tract name | Deposit type | Geology |
---|---|---|
Sierran Arc | porphyry copper | A composite island-continental margin arc that formed during subduction of the Farallon Plate beneath western North America |
Western U.S. and Sonoran Desert Jurassic Arc | porphyry copper | U.S. and Mexican parts of a composite island-continental margin arc that formed during subduction of the Farallon Plate beneath western North America |
Deposit name | Deposit type | Critical minerals |
---|---|---|
Cerro Gordo mine | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | zinc |