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Silver Shine Prospect

Occurrence in San Diego 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 10034317
MRDS ID M021075
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Shine Prospect
Related records 10189670

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.44226, 33.51254 (WGS84)
Relative position 1/4 MILE NE OF JUNCTION OF NICKEL (QUAIL) & SAN MATEO CYNS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Riverside(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sitton Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Santa Ana(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Santa Ana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Aliso-San Onofre(hydrologic unit)

Laguna-San Diego Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Cleveland National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

San Mateo Canyon Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Diego

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 007S 005W 31 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST., THIS PROSPECT PLOTS IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY, BUT IS REPORTED IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.44226, 33.51254
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 60 E
    Dip 88 SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zones

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SANTIAGO PEAK VOLCANICS

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

  • SMALL OPEN CUT AND SHORT ADIT PRIOR TO 1932

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ENGEL, R., GAY, T.E., JR., AND ROGERS, B.L., 1959 : MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LAKE ELSINORE QUAD, CA.: DIV. OF MINES, BULL. 146 , P. 111 - 112

  • Deposit

    WEBER, F.H., JR., 1963 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA COUNTY REPORT 3 , CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 71

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TRACEABLE FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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