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Past Producer in Placer county in California, United States with commodity Gold

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103132
MRDS ID M021978
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.80409, 39.01545 (WGS84)
Elevation 951
Relative position 1 MI. E FOREST HILL ON MOSQUITO RIDGE NEAR B. M. 2912
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Placer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 014N 010E 36 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC. CENTER OF SECTION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.80409, 39.01545

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M021978

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHANDRA, D., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE COLFAX AND FORESTHILL QUADRANGLES, CALIFORNIA: SPECIAL REPORT 67 , CALIF. DIV. OF MINES, P. 48 . , P1.3, P1.3

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1979 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey