| Deposit ID | 10040647 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055501 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Deep Creek Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Silvertown, Silverton, Cedarville |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.20994, 41.50458 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1600 |
| Relative position | 5 MI SOUTHWEST OF CEDARVILLE, IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Modoc(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cedarville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cedarville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Alturas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Surprise Valley(hydrologic unit)
North Lahontan(hydrologic accounting unit)
North Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Modoc National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Modoc |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 042N | 015E | 09;11 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Jasper | Gangue |
| Malachite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Result | 0.55 LB/TON HG. TWO SAMPLES ASSAYED 0.04 AND 0.01% HG |
|---|
| Model code | 177 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27a |
| Deposit model name | Hot-spring Hg |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -120.20994, 41.50458 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Warner Mountains |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fracture Zone |
| General form | THIN FILMS AND SPECKS IN SHEAR ZONE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N20W |
| Dip | STEEP TO NE |
| Width | 6.1M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1935 |
| District name | Alturas District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055501 |
BAILEY, E.H., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILES
HOLMES, G.W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 172, 199.
ROSS, C.P., 1941, SOME QUICKSILVER PROSPECTS IN ADJACENT PARTS OF NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, AND OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 931-B, P. 28-29.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CINNABAR IS ERRATICALLY DISTRIBUTED IN SHEAR ZONE |
| Deposit | LODE MAY CONTINUE TO THE SOUTH ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1930'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1975 | Gassaway, J. S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1991 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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