The Quartz Hill Area is a nickel mine located in Butte county, California.
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
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Quartz Hill Area MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Quartz Hill Area
Commodity
Primary: Nickel
Location
State: California
County: Butte
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
Discovery Year: 1957
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Commodity): FIELD TESTS WITH DIMETHYLGLOYOXEME INDICATE TRACE AMOUNTS OF NICKEL. NO SAMPLES WERE TAKEN OR ASSAYED.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ HILL IS UNDERLAIN BY SERPENTINITE UPON WHICH LIES A THIN COVER OF TAN LATERITIC-SOIL. 20 ACRES OF LATERITIC-SOIL IS SAID TO BE LESS THAN 3 FT. DEEP.
References
Reference (Deposit): BRIGHT, J. H., 1974 ( 1957 ), PRIVATE COMMUNICATION
Reference (Deposit): TURNER, H. W., 1898 , BIDWELL BAR FOLIO: U.S.G.S. GEOLOGICAL ATLAS OF U.S., FOLIO 43 , 12 P.
Reference (Deposit): CHESTERMAN, C. W., 1976 , WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.
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