The Four Point Claim is a mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 4,501 feet.
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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: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.44278, -123.30500
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Four Point Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Four Point Claim
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Trinity
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ESTIMATED LESS THAN 10 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN NW 1/4 SECTION 29
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MASS OF LOW GRADE MANGANIFEROUS CHERT NOT OVER 4 FT. IN DIAMETER, IN CHERT ASSOCIATED WITH GREENSTONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 317
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 198
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