| Deposit ID | 10077540 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W025239 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver King |
| Related records | 10213553 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.45026, 40.54818 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 238 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 4 MI WEST OF REDDING, Est?, Est? |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shasta(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Redding(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Redding(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)
Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Shasta |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 031N | 005W | 08 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Copley Greenstone;Mule Mountain Stock |
| Rock description | Copley Greenstone;Mule Mountain Stock |
| (1) | -122.45026, 40.54818 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N |
| Dip | 82E |
| Length | 45.72M |
| Width | 2.44M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 295.66M |
| Overall depth | 99.06M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W025239 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0608900147 |
AVERILL, C.V., 1939, MINERAL RESOURCES OF SHASTA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 35, NO. 2, P. 172.
LYDON, P.A., AND O'BRIEN, J.C., 1974, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SHASTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT 6, P. 136.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A BRECCIATED QUARTZ VEIN FOLLOWING ANDESITE- DIKE CONTACT. AVERAGE WIDTH OF VEIN IS 2 FT. DEPOSIT TYPE IS UNKNOWN. POSSIBLY A POLYMETALLIC VEIN RELATED TO THE INTRUSION OF THE MULE MOUNTAIN STOCK |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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