Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeUnknown
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formDISSEMINATED
Ore controlDike
Materials
Ore mineralsFerrimolybdite, Molybdenite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockPeridotite
Associated rockGranite
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10008333
MRDS IDD000389
Alternate namesSchlosser
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates41.02318, -122.45082
References
KIRKEMO, HAROLD, ANDERSON, C.A., CREASEY, S.C., 1965, INVESTIGATIONS OF MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS IN THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1182-E, P. E41-E43.ANDERSON, C.A., 1942, GEOLOGY OF BOULDER CREEK MOLYBDENITE MINE, SHASTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNPUB. REPORT.AVERILL, C.V., 1939, MINERAL RESOURCES OF SHASTA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 35, NO. 2, P. 168-169.