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Cucamonga Zinc

Occurrence in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver
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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 10034037
MRDS ID M020719
Record type Site
Current site name Cucamonga Zinc
Alternate or previous names Blew Jordam

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.19834, 34.22864 (WGS84)
Elevation 2134
Relative position AT HEADWATERS OF LYTTLE CREEK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sunfair(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Big Bear Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Southern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern Mojave-Salton Sea(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 002N 007W 25 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Greenockite Ore
Marmatite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.19834, 34.22864
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 20 W
    Dip 70 E
    Thickness 9.14M
    Length 304.8M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: LIMESTONE STRIKES NORTHWARD, DIPS STEEPLY EASTWARD.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS AND TRENCHES, ONE ADIT AT SOUTH END.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY; VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 626

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1943 , MINERAL RESOURCES, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 39 , NO. 4 , DIV OF MINES, P. 480

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NOS. 1 & 2 ; DIV OF MINES, P. 106

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONTACT DEPOSIT IN 30 FT. TACTITE ZONE OF GARNET - EPIDOTE ROCK
Deposit CHANNEL SAMPLES TAKEN THROUGH WIDTHS OF 5 - 6 FT. HAVE ASSAYED 3.2 - 13.1 % ZN, FROM A TRACE TO 3.6 % PB, .3 - 6.65 OZ AG PER TON.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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