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Thunder Shower and Buckhead Zinc

Occurrence in Tulare county in California, United States with commodity Zinc
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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. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034244
MRDS ID M020983
Record type Site
Current site name Thunder Shower and Buckhead Zinc
Related records 10190263

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.63621, 36.21469 (WGS84)
Elevation 1585
Relative position ON RIDGE NORTH OF NORTHFORK ALDER CREEK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tulare(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Camp Wishon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Three Rivers(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fresno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Tule(hydrologic unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sequoia 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 Tulare

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 020S 031E 05 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.63621, 36.21469
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 40 W
    Dip 40 N
    Thickness 2.44M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: LIMESTONE OCCURS AS IRREGULAR LENSES IN MICA SCHIST. ALONG CONTACTS OF LENSES ARE STRONG MINERALIZATION OUTCROPS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 63.4M

Comments on the workings information

  • 208 FT. ADIT WHICH CUTS ORE 159 FT. FROM PORTAL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 : LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIF.; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 715

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1958 ; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TULARE COUNTY, CA.; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 54 , NO. 3 , DIV. OF MINES, P. 462

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B., 1919 : TULARE COUNTY; 15TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 953

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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