Commodities
PrimaryMercury, Gold, Platinum, Iridium, Zirconium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Gold, Zircon
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10040628
MRDS IDM055477
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.07459, -123.46277
References
MURDOCH, JOSEPH, AND WEBB, R.W., 1966, MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA: CENTENNIAL VOLUME (1866-1966): CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 189, P. 149, 229, 291.HANKS, H.G., 1884, CATALOG AND DESCRIPTION OF THE MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA AS FAR AS KNOWN, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THOSE HAVING AN ECONOMIC VALUE: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU 4TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 4, P. 310, 397.