| Deposit ID | 10102930 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M010168 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dixie Queen |
| Alternate or previous names | Big Four, Bonanza, Big Bonanza |
| Related records | 10115792 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.19383, 41.9718 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2256 |
| Relative position | 3/4 MI ESE OF LILY LAKE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Modoc(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Bidwell(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 | 047N | 015E | 01 | SW4 OF NE4 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE SAID TO CONTAIN $15/TON AU |
|---|
| Model code | 151 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25d |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Sado |
| Mark3 model number | 28 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -120.19383, 41.9718 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Warner Mountains |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Rhyolite Strikes N60e |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30 W |
| Dip | 70 NE |
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | High Grade |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M010168 |
AVERILL, C.V., 1929, MODOC COUNTY, IN 25TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING, P. 13-14.
HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 594, P. 46.
TUCKER, W.B., 1919, MODOC COUNTY, IN 15TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 245-246.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN, FROM 0.2-2 FT, CUTS GRANULAR RHYOLITE, ORE CONSISTS OF RHYOLITE AND QUARTZ IN A CLAY MATRIX; USGS MODEL MAY ALSO BE 25A: HOT-SPRING AU-AG. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1979 | Mateik, R. (Albers, J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1991 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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