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Kinselbach

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 10086522
MRDS ID X025416
Record type Site
Current site name Kinselbach
Alternate or previous names Acme
Related records 10165297

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.79992, 39.47156 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 1/4 MI E 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 019N 010E 35 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. SE 1/4 SE 1/4 26, E 1/2 NE 1/4 35, E 1/2 SW 1/4 36.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • HIGHGRADE ORE IN SMALL POCKETS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Carbonate

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.79992, 39.47156
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 22 W
    Dip 82 E

Comments on the geologic information

  • LODE FOLLOWS MELONES FAULT THAT BRINGS SLATE AGAINST SCHIST. FAULT IS MARKED BY HEAVY GOUGE AT CONTACT; PARALLEL FAULT PLANES ARE A FEW FEET E, W/1 AMPHIBOLITE SCHIST. FAULT STRIKES N 18 - 26 W, DIPS 74 E TO VERT. NO MINERALIZATION AT FAULT CONTACT, BUT SML QTZ SEAMS OCCUR IN CRUSHED SCHIST PARALLEL TO THE FAULT. THE LODE HAS BEEN TRACED UP THE RIDGE TO THE LAVA CONTACT QTZ GASH-FRACTURE FILLINGS IN BOTH FOOTWALL & HANGING WALL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS & 2 ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, POCKETS

Reporter information

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

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