Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum
TertiaryOsmium, Iridium, Iron, Rhodium, Nickel, Copper, Ruthenium, Palladium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Iridosmine, Platinum
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10038044
MRDS IDM045309
Alternate namesSouth Fork Trinity River
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.87984, -123.60613
References
LOGAN, C.A., 1919, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 85, P. 88.CLARK, W.B., 1970, GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 193, P. 143-144.SNETSINGER, K.G., 1971, A PLATINUM-METAL NUGGET FROM TRINITY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, V. 56, NO. 5-6, P. 1101-1105.