Pedry

Occurrence in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver
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. 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 10034076
MRDS ID M020771
Record type Site
Current site name Pedry
Related records 10188998

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.12671, 34.96528 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 MILES NE OF HINKLEY SCHOOL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hinkley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Victorville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Coyote-Cuddeback Lakes(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 010N 002W 06,07,18 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • COPPER MINERALIZATION OCCUR ONLY IN NORTHERN PART OF VEIN.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.12671, 34.96528

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip 70 E
    Thickness 3.05M
    Length 1609.34M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: COUNTY ROCK IS POORLY EXPOSED, APPEARS TO BE FELSITE AND QUARTZ LATITE ON SOUTHERN CLAIM, GRANITE AND GRANITE GNEISS ON NORTHERN CLAIM.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 82.3M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 SHAFTS 3/4 MILE APART, BOTH INCLINED 70 SE. NORTH SHAFT 200 FT. DEEP WITH SHORT DRIFTS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS. SOUTH SHAFT IS 270 FT. DEEP WITH 5 LEVELS, DRIFTS ON LEVELS, NONE LARGER THAN 30 FT., CROSSCUT AT 100 FT. LEVEL DRIVEN WEST. ALSO 45 PROSPECT PITS AND SHALLOW SHAFTS BETWEEN 2 MAIN SHAFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 659 - 660

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L. A. ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NO. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 111 - 112 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN AT SURFACE IS BRECCIATED, CONTAINS ABUNDANT FRAGMENTS OF WALL ROCK AND IS HEAVILY IRON-STAINED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

External references

Authoritative California resources

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