The Rock Creek is a mine located in Plumas county, California.
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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
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Rock Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rock Creek
Commodity
Tertiary: Nickel
Location
State: California
County: Plumas
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Openland
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: Peridotite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SURFACE SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.18 PERCENT NICKEL
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN E 1/2 SECTION 25 , AND W 1/2 SECTION 30
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 80 ACRES OF NICKEL-BEARING RED LATERITIC SOIL, PERHAPS LESS THAN 3 FT. IN AVERAGE DEPTH, LIES UPON PARTLY SERPENTINIZED PERIDOTITE.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: NICKEL IDENTIFIED LATE 1950'S
References
Reference (Deposit): BURNETT, JOHN L. AND JENNINGS, CHARLES W., 1962 , GEOLOGIC MAP OF CALIF, OLAF P. JENKINS EDITION: CALIF. D.O.M. AND GEOL., SCALE 1:250,000
Reference (Deposit): CHESTERMAN, C. W., 1976 , WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Reference (Deposit): BRIGHT, J.H., 1974 , ( 1958 ), PRIVATE COMMUNICATION.
Reference (Deposit): RYNEARSON, GARN A., 1953 , CHROMITE DEPOSITS IN THE N. SIERRA NEVADA, CALIF. (PLACER, NEVADA, SIERRA) BULL. 134 , PT. 111 , CH. 5 , P. 285 - 299
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