Lucky Star Claim

Occurrence in Trinity county in California, United States with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033700
MRDS ID M020337
Record type Site
Current site name Lucky Star Claim
Related records 10214342

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.26639, 40.39152 (WGS84)
Relative position 0.5 MI. FROM STATE HIGHWAY ALONG POST CREEK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Trinity(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Naufus Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Garberville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Trinity(hydrologic unit)

Klamath(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Shasta-Trinity 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 Trinity

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 029N 012W 06 California

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED IN SW 1/4 SECTION 6

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Analytical data

Result ORE GRADE ABOUT 10 PERCENT MANGANESE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.26639, 40.39152

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 80 E
    Dip 35 N

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: LOW GRADE MANGANIFEROUS CHERT STRIKES N. 80 E. AND DIPS 35 N. A 6 INCH BAND OF MANGANESE CARBONATE IS PRESENT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 PP. 322 - 323

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 200

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1978 Killman, K.; Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative California resources

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