| Deposit ID | 10007613 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | C011857 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Eagle Bird Qtz. |
| Alternate or previous names | Gold Bug, Diamond Cons. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.69686, 39.34739 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1018 |
| Relative position | 3 MI. ENE OMEGA, 7 MI. E WASHINGTON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nevada(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blue Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Truckee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Yuba(hydrologic unit)
Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)
Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Tahoe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Nevada |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 017N | 011E | 13,12 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -120.69686, 39.34739 |
|---|
| Strike | N 70 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70 - 80 E |
| Thickness | 9.14M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Washington |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Year | 1891 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1890 - 1891 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1597.15M |
| Overall depth | 335.28M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | C011857 |
LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , PL. 3 P. 391 - 392 .
LOGAN, C. A., 1930 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION: REPORT XXVI OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES VOL. 26 , NO. 2 , P. 104 - 105 .
MACBOYLE, E., 1919 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 152 .
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964 , MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2 , P. 35 .
LOGAN, 1941
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN, ETHEL, BALTIC & BIRCHVILLE VEIN SYSTEM. AVG. 8 FT. THICK, RANGE FROM 1.5 - 30 FT. THICK |
| Deposit | PATENTED 20.14 AC. SEE DIAMOND CONS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1979 | Bowman, J. And Albers, J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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