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Lady Franklin

Occurrence in Tulare county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Zinc, Lead, Arsenic, Antimony
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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. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095251
MRDS ID M020972
Record type Site
Current site name Lady Franklin

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.54899, 36.41774 (WGS84)
Elevation 2987
Relative position 1 1/2 MILES SE OF MINERAL KING

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tulare(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mineral King(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Three Rivers(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fresno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Kaweah(hydrologic unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sequoia National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Tulare

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 017S 031E 25 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :MINERAL KING GAME REFUGE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.54899, 36.41774
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 50 W
    Dip 70 NE

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN THIN-BEDDED LIMESTONE INTERCALATED WITH SLATE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mineral King

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL PROSPECT SHAFTS AND TUNNELS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ERIC, J. H., 1948 : COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 353

  • Deposit

    FRANKE, H. A., 1930 ; SAN FRANCISCO FIELD DIV.; 26TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. DIV. OF MINES, P. 468 - 469

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 : LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY; VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 : DIV. OF MINES, P. 712

  • 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. 459 - 460

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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