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Quartz Mountain

Past Producer in Mariposa county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030941
MRDS ID M009445
Record type Site
Current site name Quartz Mountain
Related records 10163802

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.22071, 37.48215 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Relative position 2 MI SE HORNITOS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Indian Gulch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Merced(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Fresno River(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mariposa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 005S 016E 21 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST, SE 1/4 ?

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 > Hornfels
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.22071, 37.48215
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip NE STEEP
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • AUBURY ( 1904 ) DESCRIBES GREENSTONE HANGING WALL, SCHIST FOOTWALL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1867

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall depth 64.01M

Comments on the workings information

  • INCLINE OR ADIT, DRIFTS, STOPES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AUBURY, L. E., 1904 , REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS, MARIPOSA COUNTY CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 13

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: SEPT 1867
Deposit VEIN
Deposit DISCOVERED SEPT. 1867 BY MEXICANS WHO TOOK OUT A $3000 POCKET. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Bowman, J. And Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

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