| Deposit ID | 10031429 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M010207 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Northern Star |
| Alternate or previous names | North Star, Kohrnor |
| Related records | 10187721 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.20994, 41.94819 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2042 |
| Relative position | 3/4 MI SOUTHEAST OF LITTLE 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 | 13,14 | NW4 (13); NE4 (14) | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Amethyst | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| 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) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -120.20994, 41.94819 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Warner Mountains |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 70 W |
| Dip | 75 S |
| Length | 426.72M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | High Grade |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M010207 |
AVERILL, C.V., 1929, MODOC COUNTY, IN 25TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 14.
AVERILL, C.V., 1936, MINERAL RESOURCES OF MODOC COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 32, NO. 4, P. 455.
HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 594, PL. 5.
TUCKER, W.B., 1919, MODOC COUNTY, IN 15TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 249.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OUTCROPS WELL UP ON SIDE OF MOUNTAIN. WALL ROCK IS OF FINE-GRAINED ANDESITE, IT IS COARSER GRAINED WITH DEPTH. THERE ARE SEVERAL VEINS ON CLAIMS; 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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