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Minersville Area

Occurrence in Trinity county in California, United States with commodity Nickel
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033792
MRDS ID M020437
Record type Site
Current site name Minersville Area
Related records 10287608

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.845, 40.86207 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 3 MI. E. OF TOWN OF TRINITY ALPS, ACCESSIBLE ONLY BY TRAIL AND UNIMPROVED DIRT ROAD.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Trinity(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Trinity Dam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Trinity(hydrologic unit)

Klamath(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Shasta-Trinity National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Trinity

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 035N 009W 25,26 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE FROM 3 FT. AUGER HOLE GAVE 0.02 PERCENT NICKEL.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.845, 40.86207
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: AREA UNDERLAIN PRINCIPALLY BY SERPENTINIZED PERIDOTITE AND LOCALLY BY QUATERNARY NON-MARINE WEAVERVILLE FORMATION AND MESOZOIC GRANITE. RED SURFACE SOILS CONTAINING TRACE AMOUNTS OF NICKEL, MAY HAVE BEEN DERIVED FROM ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Fee Land And Powersite Withdrawl

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRIGHT, J.H., PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, 1974 ( 1958 ).

  • Deposit

    WELLS, F.G., AND HAWKES, H.E., 1965 , CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF SHASTA, TEHAMA, TRINITY AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES, CALIF: CALIF. D.O.M. AND GEOL. BULL. 134 , PT. 1 , CH. 3

  • Deposit

    CHESTERMAN, C.W., 1976 , WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1978 Killman, K.; Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

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