The Red Schist Prospect is a gold mine located in Imperial 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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Red Schist Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Schist Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Imperial
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: Lower California
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Tonalite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SED SAMPLE: 10,046 OZ/CUBIC YARD AU, MINUS 20-MESH FLAKES.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Sphene
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Apatite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): BIOTITE SCHIST IS INTENSELY SHEARED AND FOLDED AND PERVASIVELY HEMATITE-STAINED. SCHIST CONTAINS BANDS OF MARBLE AND QUARTZ VEINS. PEGMATITE DIKES UP TO 10 FT THICK ARE PRESENT.
Comment (Location): IN THE JACUMBA WILDERNESS.
References
Reference (Deposit): TODD, V.R., KILBURN, J.E., DETRA, D.E., GRISCOM, ANDREW, KRUSE, F.A., AND MCHUGH, E.L., 1987, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE JACUMBA (IN-KO-PAH) WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALFORNIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1711-D, 15 P
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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