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E. Fork of Stuart Fork River

Occurrence in Trinity county in California, United States with commodity Nickel
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033791
MRDS ID M020436
Record type Site
Current site name E. Fork of Stuart Fork River
Related records 10287643

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.75111, 40.93652 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 2 MI. N. OF TOWN OF COVINGTON MILL, CONNECTED BY GRADED DIRT ROAD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Trinity(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Covington Mill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

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 036N 008W 34,35,36 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result ASSAYED 0.14 PERCENT NICKEL

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.75111, 40.93652
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: AREA IS UNDERLAIN BY COPLEY GREENSTONE (A METAMORPHOSED VOLCANIC ROCK). RED NICKEL-BEARING SOIL OVERLYING AREA MAY BE PARTLY TRANSPORTED LATERITE FROM ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS TO THE W.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Fee Land

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRIGHT, J.H., PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, 1974 ( 1958 ).

  • Deposit

    WELLS, F.G., AND HAWKES, H.E., 1965 , CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF SHASTA, TEHAM A, TRINITY, AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES, CALIF: CALIF. D.O.M. AND GEOL. BULL. 134 , PT. 1 , CH. 3

  • Deposit

    CHESTERMAN, C.W., 1976 , WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.

Reporter information

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

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