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Lucky Marion

Past Producer in El Dorado county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006843
MRDS ID C007467
Record type Site
Current site name Lucky Marion
Alternate or previous names Shepard
Related records 10211344

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.92881, 38.90239 (WGS84)
Elevation 518
Relative position 1/2 MI W OF GREENWOOD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Greenwood(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Placerville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork American(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California El Dorado

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 012N 009E 12 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC. SW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 85 FT DOWN ON MAIN SHAFT A GREENISH QUARTZ STRINGER 1 1/2 - 2 FT. THICK WITH COARSE GOLD AND IS HIGH GRADE ORE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result HIGH GRADE ORE 2 % GOLD BEARING PYRITE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Mariposa Formation
    Rock description Mariposa Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.92881, 38.90239
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 30 W
    Dip 56 NE
    Thickness 0.61M
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • SERPENTINE HANGING WALL AND SLATE FOOTWALL, TALCOSE SCHIST CASING ON VEIN, IN MARIPOSA FMN.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years ACTIVE 1901

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE 1896 - 97 , 1901

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 8.094HA

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY 112 FT INCLINED SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W. B., AND CARLSON, D. W., 1956 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO., CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL 52 , NO. 4 , PG 513 .

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J. J., 1894 , EL DORADO COUNTY; CALIF. MIN. BUR. 13TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST, P 150 .

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., 1935 , MOTHER LODE GOLD BELT OF CALIF.: CALIF. DIV. MINES BULL. 108 , PG 30 .

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., 1938 , MIN. RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 34 , NO. 3 , PG 264 AND PL II .

  • Production

    CLARK ( 1956 )

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, 1 1/2 TO 2 FT THICK GREENISH QUARTZ STRINGER

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Mateik, R.; Albers, John P. U.S. Geological Survey PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD
Editor 27-APR-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

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