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General Sherman

Past Producer in Sierra county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034776
MRDS ID M021682
Record type Site
Current site name General Sherman
Related records 10116708

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.85131, 39.461 (WGS84)
Relative position 1/2 MI. SW OF ALLEGHANY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Alleghany(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Yuba(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tahoe 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 Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 018N 010E 03,04 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. NW 1/4 03 NE 1/4 04

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

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

Alteration

  • (Local) Carbonate

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 05 W
    Dip 50 W

Comments on the geologic information

  • IRREGULAR VEIN W SEVERAL BRANCHING STRANDS. MINOR FAULTS NEARLY PARALLEL TO VEIN, CARRY SOME QTZ. POST QUARTZ MOVEMENT IN PLANE OF VEIN. GROOVING STRIKES N 57 E. QTZ. COMMONLY "WATERY" TO WHITE OR RUSTY W ABUNDANT VUGS. LATTER QTZ. MINUTE VEINLETS PERPENDICULAR TO VEIN. AVERAGE DIP 35-65 W. OUTCROP OF 3 VEINS W 70 FT. BETWEEN UPPERMOST & LOWEST. 300 FT. E OF PORTAL, IRREGULAR STRINGERS OF GRANITE. COUNTRY ROCK COARSE TO FINE-GRAINED GABBRO, LESS SCHISTOSE THAN USUAL. 400 FT. TO E, A NARROW BELT OF QUARTZITIC SLATE BETWEEN GABBRO & SERPENTINE BELT. VEIN IS ENTIRELY IN GABBRO.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • 1200 FT. ADIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1979 Hayden, F. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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