Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryPlatinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formVEIN
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockSlate · Kanaka Formation;Kanaka Formation
StructureMelones Fault Zone
Tectonic settingSierra Nevada Foothills Accreted Terranes
AlterationCarbonate
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10106528
MRDS IDX025376
Alternate namesWonder
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.46489, -120.84297
References
MCCULLOCH, W.C., OESTERLING, W.A., SPURCK, W.H., AND TISCHLER, M.S., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF 1955-1961: SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, V. 2, P. 36.FERGUSON, H.G., AND GANNETT, R.W., 1932, GOLD QUARTZ VEINS OF THE ALLEGHANY DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SRUVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 172, P. 102.J.K. BOHLKE, 1982, WRITTEN COMMUN. TO N.J PAGE, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEYMCCULLOCH AND OTHERS (1964)