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Minnie D. & Lucky Larry

Past Producer in Sierra county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper
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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. 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 10086533
MRDS ID X025441
Record type Site
Current site name Minnie D. & Lucky Larry
Related records 10213997

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.83825, 39.46767 (WGS84)
Relative position 1/4 MI SE 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 34 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. SE 1/4 ON W BANK OF N FORK OF KANAKA CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BEST PROSPECTS WHERE QTZ CARRIES DARK RIBBONS W CHIEFLY PYRITE, & ALSO WHERE VEIN CHANGES STRIKE TO N, & POCKETS W VEIN STRIKING NNW, DIPS 40 E.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Ankerite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Carbonatization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.83825, 39.46767
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINNIE D. VEIN PARALLELS MORNING GLORY VEIN W MANY SPLITS IN MUCH CRENULATED AMPHIBOLITE SCHIST, MASSIVE, W ABUNDANT QTZ STRINGERS PARALLEL TO SCHISTOSITY. GOUGY SLIP ON FOOTWALL LOWER, CROSSES VEIN AND HANGING WALL. W DIPPING NORTHWESTERLY FAULT MAY BE SAME AS SIXTEEN TO ONE. QTZ MASSIVE, MOSTLY FREE FROM WALL ROCK INCLUSIONS, BUT VUGGY W SIDERITE & ANKERITE XTLS. XTLS OF ALBITE FOUND WHERE LATER FAULT WALLS ARE ABSENT. CARBONATES ON FT WALL SIDE OF LARGE QTZ LENS. LUCKY LARRY IRREGULARLY OUTCROPS FROM MINNIE D RAVINE ALMOST TO OSCEOLA VEIN, & STRIKES N 10 W, DIPS 55 W, BUT CHANGES NEAR OSCEOLA VEIN TO STRIKE N 35 E, DIP 60 W, APPROACHING MAJOR FISSURE. L. LARRY OUTCROP TRACE CROSSES MINNIE D. MINNIE D VEIN STRIKES N 55 W, DIPS 50 N.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 ADITS. 2 ON MINNIE D TOTAL 500 FT. SHORT ADIT ON LUCKY LARRY

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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