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Archibald

Occurrence in Trinity 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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034196
MRDS ID M020919
Record type Site
Current site name Archibald
Related records 10214904

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.38752, 40.9854 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 MILE NORTH OF DENNY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Trinity(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Denny(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hayfork(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)

Trinity Alps Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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
Humboldt 007N 007E 06,08,17 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST., SEC. PROJECTED

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.38752, 40.9854
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 35 W
    Dip NEAR VERTICAL

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SILIFICATION AND ALTERATION OF GREENSTONE AND OTHER HOST ROCKS ARE PROMINENT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • BULLDOZER CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    O'BRIEN, J.C., 1965 : MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, TRINITY COUNTY, CA: COUNTY REPT. 4 , CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 61

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COPPER MINERALS OCCUR AS SMEARS ALONG FINE FRACTURES AND TO LESSER EXTENT AS IMPREGATIONS IN HOST ROCK.
Deposit NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

Reporter information

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

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