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Elster Claim

Occurrence in Tulare county in California, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034229
MRDS ID M020964
Record type Site
Current site name Elster Claim
Related records 10190417

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.61982, 36.21886 (WGS84)
Elevation 1981
Relative position 2 MILES UP THE NORTH FORK OF ALDER CREEK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tulare(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Camp Nelson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Three Rivers(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fresno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Tule(hydrologic unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sequoia 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 Tulare

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 020S 031E 04 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Diopside Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.61982, 36.21886
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: LIMESTONE BEDS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN REPLACED SELECTIVELY, THE MINERALIZATION PINCHES AND SWELLS IN THE CONTORTED BEDS OF SILICEOUS SLATE AND CHLORITE SCHIST.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Camp Wishon

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • NUMEROUS OPENCUTS; ADIT 100 FT. BELOW OUTCROP, NOW CAVED MATERIAL ON DUMP INDICATES MINERAL ZONE WAS CUT BY ADIT AT THIS LEVEL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 ; LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES, AND GEOLOGY, VOL 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 710

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J.G., 1958 ; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TULARE COUNTY, CA.; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 54 , NO. 3 , DIV. OF MINES, P. 458

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SMALL DISCONTINOUS VEINLETS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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