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Louisiana Group

Past Producer in Tuolumne county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Iron, Zinc
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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. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034577
MRDS ID M021411
Record type Site
Current site name Louisiana Group
Related records 10287492

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.25683, 37.98409 (WGS84)
Elevation 975
Relative position 1 MILE N. W. OF CARTER, ON TUOLUMNE AND SOULSBYVILLE ROAD.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tuolumne(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Standard(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 002N 016E 31 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Marcasite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.25683, 37.98409
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 15 E
    Dip 70 SE

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: AVERAGE THICKNESS OF QUARTZ VEIN IS 18 INCHES. A SERIES OF DIORITE DIKES CUT VEIN, HAVING THICKNESS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. TWO ORE SHOOTS HAD BEEN DEVELOPED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT ON VEIN 520 FT., WITH DRIFTS N. AND S. ON 100 , 133 , 208 , 295 AND 417 FT LEVELS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B., 1914 , TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 154 - 155

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS GROUP COMPRISES THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS: LOUISIANA, PARKER AND MASON, AND LEBIATION

Reporter information

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

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