The Orange Blossom is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 1,401 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 1,401 Feet (427 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.57389, -120.21722
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Orange Blossom MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Orange Blossom
Secondary: Cavagnaro
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Mrs. Charles B. Cavagnaro
Owner Name: H. A. Mckenzie
Years: 1935 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Contact Alteration
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACC NE 1/4; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDES 2 POCKETS YIELDING $4000 EACH.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN
Comment (Geology): POCKET MINE AT CONTACT BETWEEN CONTACT-ALTERED MARIPOSA SLATE & MASSIVE GREENSTONE
References
Reference (Deposit): BOWEN, O.E., JR., GRAY, C.H., JR., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53 , NOS 1 AND 2 , P. 293 - 294
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