California · Modoc County
Past Producer

Moonlight

Modoc County, California, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model151: Epithermal vein, Sado
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formVEIN
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
StructureWarner Mountains
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10031419
MRDS IDM010193
Alternate namesSunset
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.95097, -120.21105
References
AVERILL, C.V., 1929, MODOC COUNTY, IN 25TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING, P. 16.HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 594, P. 47, PL. 5.TUCKER, W.B., 1919, MODOC COUNTY, IN 15TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 249.