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Watson

Occurrence in Lassen 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092318
MRDS ID M009112
Record type Site
Current site name Watson
Related records 10188279

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.64771, 40.34154 (WGS84)
Relative position WEST CENTER PORTION NEAR SUMMIT OF HILL CREEK-LASSEN CREEK DIVIDE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lassen(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Diamond Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Susanville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Susanville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Honey-Eagle Lakes(hydrologic unit)

North Lahontan(hydrologic accounting unit)

North Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Lassen

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 029N 012E 29 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.64771, 40.34154
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner George Watson (Estate)

Comments on the workings information

  • VEINS BUT APPARENTLY NO AU

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 32, NO. 4, OCT. 1936, PP. 442-443

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS DO NOT APPEAR FAVORABLE AT THE SURFACE.THEY ARE COMPOSED OF WHITE, CLEAR GLASSY QUARTZ AND PINK ORTHOCLASE FELDSPAR, LIMONITE STAINING ABSENT. VEINS GRADE FROM PEGMATITE TO QUARTZ VEINS IN LESS THAN 1000 FT. ON THE SURFACE. OCCURRENCE OF GOLD APPEARS UNLIKELY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative California resources

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