Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryIron, Zinc, Lead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR/PINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueAlbite, Ankerite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSlate,Andesite
AlterationHydrothermal Alteration Of Meta-Andesite Causing Blocky Meta-Andesite To Mix With Quartz In Ore Veins; Meta-Andesite Altered To Schist In Places.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1855
Identification
Deposit ID10028222
MRDS IDM005088
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.38296, -120.79796
References
CARLSON, D.W. AND CLARK, W.B., 1954 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF AMADOR COUNTY, CAL.: CJMG VOL. 50 , P. 173LOGAN, C.A., 1934 , MOTHER LODE GOLD BELT OF CAL.: CBM BULL. 108 , P. 74 - 80 .USGS PROF. PAPER 157, P. 59-62