| Deposit ID | 10103380 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M023641 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Morning Star |
| Related records | 10189170 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.49084, 35.36168 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1417 |
| Relative position | 3.5 MI. S. KOKOWEEF PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Bernardino(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Joshua(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ivanpah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ivanpah-Pahrump Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Mojave National Preserve(National Preserve)
National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | San Bernardino |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino | 015N | 014E | 21,27,28,33 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | VALUES VARY FROM $2-$15/TON IN GOLD, AVG. BEING $4-$6/TON. 25% IS IN FINE GOLD |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -115.49084, 35.36168 |
|---|
| Strike | N,E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 34W |
| Thickness | 53.34M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mescal |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M023641 |
WRIGHT, L.A., AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TABULATED LIST: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1 & 2, P. 49
TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1943, GOLD-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 39, P. 456
TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1940, CURRENT MINING ACTIVITY IN SOUTHERN CALIF.: CALIF JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 36, NO. 1, P. 71
WRIGHT (1953)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 12 CLAIMS. EXPLORED MAINLY IN LATE 1920'S AND IN 1930'S. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | VEINLETS ALONG FRACTURED CONTACT ZONE. AURIFEROUS PYRITE MINERALIZED UP TO THICKNESS OF 175 FT. VEIN IS IN FINER-GRAINED (RHYOLITE?) INTRUSIVE DIKE, WHICH IS UP TO 350 FT. THICK. MINERALIZATION PRINCIPALLY OCCURS ALONG SETS OF E-W AND N-S TRENDING FRACTURES IN THE DIKE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1979 | Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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