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Rothkoph

Occurrence in Siskiyou county in California, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033937
MRDS ID M020589
Record type Site
Current site name Rothkoph
Related records 10141238

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.79918, 41.59928 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 MILES NE OF FORT JONES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Siskiyou(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fort Jones(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yreka(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Weed(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Scott(hydrologic unit)

Klamath(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Siskiyou

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 043N 008W 05,06,07,08 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Analytical data

Result 20 % CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.79918, 41.59928
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Thickness 1.83M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: FORMATIONS ARE BASIC ERUPTIVE ROCKS; SERPENTINE OVERLAID BY SILICIOUS STRATA CONTAINING SOME SLATE. ORE BODY LIES PARTIALLY ALONG THIS CONTACT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY SHAFTS AND TUNNELS. 15 CLAIMS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AUBURY, L. E., 1908 , COPPER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA BULL. 50 , CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 125

  • Deposit

    BROWN, G. C., 1914 , SISKIYOU COUNTY; 14TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 820

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOSSAN ON SURFACE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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