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Leaning Tree No. 2

Occurrence in Humboldt county in California, United States with commodity Manganese
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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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030556
MRDS ID M008748
Record type Site
Current site name Leaning Tree No. 2

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.71835, 40.92095 (WGS84)
Relative position 7 MI. W. OF WILLOW CREEK, 40 MI E. OF ARCATA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Willow Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hayfork(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Trinity(hydrologic unit)

Klamath(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Humboldt 006N 004E 09,10 California

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED IN NE 1/4 SECTION 9 , NW 1/4 SECTION 10

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NO ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

Analytical data

Result LESS THAN 5 PERCENT MANGANESE

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.71835, 40.92095
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.91M
    Length 4.57M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: QUARTZITE AND SLATE ARE INTRUDED BY (OR FAULTED AGAINST) HORNBLENDE, DIORITE AND GREENSTONE. IN A GOUGE ZONE IN THE GREENSTONE, THE SHEARED MATERIAL IS THINLY FILMED WITH PURPLISH MANGANESE OXIDE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1942

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Thos. O. Millett, Mae Stinson, Jess L. Millett

Comments on the production information

  • NO ORE FOUND; BEST MATERIAL SEEN PROBABLY CARRIES LESS THAN 5 PERCENT MANGANESE. PROSPECT IS OF LITTLE VALUE AND NO DEVELOPMENT WORK SHOULD BE DONE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 152, 1950, P. 70

  • Deposit

    PSFC FIG. 7

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES BULL. 179, FIG. 13; USBM RI 5579 ,P. 6

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1977 Killman, K.; Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

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