The E. Fork of Stuart Fork River is a mine located in Trinity county, California.
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Mine Info
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E. Fork of Stuart Fork River MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: E. Fork of Stuart Fork River
Commodity
Tertiary: Nickel
Location
State: California
County: Trinity
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Fee Land
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: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYED 0.14 PERCENT NICKEL
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: AREA IS UNDERLAIN BY COPLEY GREENSTONE (A METAMORPHOSED VOLCANIC ROCK). RED NICKEL-BEARING SOIL OVERLYING AREA MAY BE PARTLY TRANSPORTED LATERITE FROM ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS TO THE W.
References
Reference (Deposit): BRIGHT, J.H., PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, 1974 ( 1958 ).
Reference (Deposit): CHESTERMAN, C.W., 1976 , WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.
Reference (Deposit): WELLS, F.G., AND HAWKES, H.E., 1965 , CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF SHASTA, TEHAM A, TRINITY, AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES, CALIF: CALIF. D.O.M. AND GEOL. BULL. 134 , PT. 1 , CH. 3
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