| Deposit ID | 10101321 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | C011932 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Baltic Con Qtz. |
| Alternate or previous names | Crown Point, Shirley |
| Related records | 10237453 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.72297, 39.38795 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1634 |
| Relative position | 4 MI SSE GRANITEVILLE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nevada(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Graniteville(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Nevada |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 018N | 011E | 34,35,27,26 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -120.72297, 39.38795 |
|---|
| General form | FISSURE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N-NE |
| Dip | 45 E |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Washington |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 115.21M |
| Overall depth | 10.67M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | C011932 |
LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , PL. 3 .
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964 , MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V 2 , P. 42 .
MACBOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 119 .
CRAWFORD, J. J., 1894 , GOLD--PLACER COUNTY: REPORT 12 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 185 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PATENTED 52.16 AC. ACTIVE PRIOR TO 1914 . INCLUDES CROWN POINT, CROWN POINT EXT. AND SHIRLEY ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | VEIN, QTZ CONTAINS LESS THAN 1 % SULFIDES. PART OF EAGLE BIRD-YUBA-ETHEL-BIRCHVILLE FISSURE SYSTEM. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1979 | Bowman, J. And Albers, J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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