Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryOsmium, Ruthenium, Palladium, Rhodium, Iridium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10109529
MRDS IDM045301
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.94484, -123.6303
References
SNETSINGER, K.G., 1971, ERLICHMANITE, OSS2, A NEW MINERAL: AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, V. 56, NO. 9-10, P. 1501-1506.CLARK, W.B., 1970, GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 193, P. 143-144.SPENCER, C.H., JR., 1971, STATISTICAL CORRELATION OF PLATINUM METALS WITH HEAVY MINERALS IN STREAM SEDIMENTS OF THE KLAMATH MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA: SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, M.S. THESIS, P. 33.