The Centerville Deposit is a iron and mineral pigments mine located in Humboldt 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Iron, Mineral Pigments
Lat, Long: 40.50056, -124.37472
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Centerville Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Centerville Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Mineral Pigments
Location
State: California
County: Humboldt
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MRDS RECORD M008723 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED
Comment (Deposit): NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE-NO PRODUCTION REPORTED-ASSUMED PIGMENT FOR MINERAL PAINT WAS PRODUCED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Commodity): SOME OF THE ORE USED FOR MINERAL PAINT
Comment (Deposit): 8 FT WIDE VEIN WAS EXPOSED YEARS AGO; IT CONTAINED NUMEROUS THIN SEAMS OF CALCITE. 1 MI NORTH IS A VEIN OF POSSIBLY BETTER GRADE. LARGE MASSES OF FLOAT BETWEEN THE TWO LOCALITIES INDICATE A THIRD VEIN.
Comment (Geology): OGLE SAYS THIS IS 10 FT BOLDER IN FALSE CAPE SHEAR ZONE. SO-CALLED HEMATITE IS PROBABLY LIMONITE
References
Reference (Deposit): JENKINS, O.P., 1948: IRON RESOURCES OF CA; CA. DIV. MINES BULL. 129, P. 289
Reference (Deposit): LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1925; 21ST REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST: CA STATE MIN BUR., P. 317-318.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. B. 164 P. 79
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