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Little Wonder

Past Producer in Tuolumne county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Lead
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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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034574
MRDS ID M021408
Record type Site
Current site name Little Wonder
Related records 10238477

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.27432, 37.83492 (WGS84)
Elevation 893
Relative position ABOUT 2 MILES N. W. OF BIG OAK FLAT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tuolumne(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Moccasin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakdale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Tuolumne(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Tuolumne

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 001S 015E 24 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.27432, 37.83492
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip E

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: 2 VEINS OCCUR IN BLACK SLATE ACCOMPANIED BY DIKES; QUARTZ IN VEINS IS BANDED, CONTAINS SULFIDES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • VEINS OPENED BY INCLINE SHAFT AND SEVERAL SURFACE CUTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J. J., 1896 , THIRTEENTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 13 , P 484

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1978 Tatkin, T.; Albers, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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