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Snow Flake

Past Producer in Madera county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Iron
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103211
MRDS ID M022290
Record type Site
Current site name Snow Flake

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.39375, 37.5141 (WGS84)
Elevation 2286
Relative position 2 MI SW MERCED PEAK (JACKASS MTN.)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madera(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sing Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yosemite Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mariposa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper San Joaquin(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sierra National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Madera

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 005S 024E 07 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. W 1/2 NW 1/4 . ESTIMATED FROM TOPO. MAP. LOCATION IS UNCERTAIN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Iron Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.39375, 37.5141
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 60 NW
    Thickness 0.61M

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE IS MIXED W/CLAYEY MATTER, HARDER PORTIONS CONTAINING IRON SULFIDES & GALENA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • 375 FT ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J. J., 1894 , REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 12 , P. 163

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, FEW IN. - 2 FT. THICK
Deposit SW EXT. OF THE BALTIMORE MINE. SEE BALTIMORE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1980 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative California resources

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