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Palisade

Past Producer in Napa county in California, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Mercury
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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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  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 10034307
MRDS ID M021063
Record type Site
Current site name Palisade
Alternate or previous names Grigsby, Calistoga

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.58607, 38.61294 (WGS84)
Elevation 183
Relative position 3 MILES NORTH OF CALISTOGA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Napa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Calistoga(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Healdsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Santa Rosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Pablo Bay(hydrologic unit)

San Francisco Bay(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Francisco Bay(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Napa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 009N 007W 24 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary
Mercury Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Hydrothermal

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.58607, 38.61294
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ALTERATION OF WALL ROCK AND ORE DEPOSITION APPEAR TO BE MID-TERTIARY IN AGE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1888 - 1890 , 1925 - 1941

Comments on the production information

  • WORK WAS INTERMITTENT; MINOR LEAD

Comments on the workings information

  • 300 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT, 1,465 FT. OF ADITS AND TUNNELS, OVER 1000 FT. OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ERIC, J.H., 1948 ; COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 276

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 : LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIF.; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 NOS. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 572 - 573

  • Production

    GOODWIN, J.G., 1957

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE IS DELICATELY BANDED DRUSY, TYPICAL OF EPITHERMAL DEPOSITS

Reporter information

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

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Authoritative California resources

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