Crystal

The Crystal is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 2,001 feet.

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

Name: Crystal  

State:  California

County:  Mariposa

Elevation: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.675, -120.20278

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Crystal MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Crystal
Secondary: Penobscott


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: California
County: Mariposa
District: Mariposa


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Ralph E. And Libbie N. Dailey


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: PINCH & SWELL


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): ADJACENT TO CABINET & LOOKOUT MINES. UTM EST.

Comment (Production): QUICKSILVER WAS NEVER RECOVERED IN COMMERCIAL AMOUNTS. NO OTHER PRODUCTION DATA WAS FOUND.

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: CRYSTAL VEIN INTERSECTS TWO PARALLEL QUARTZ VEINS (CABINET & LOOKOUT) CRYSTAL VEIN CONTAINS SMALL BLEBS OF CINNEBAR, HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED GREENSTONE.

Comment (Deposit): PATENTED PROPERTY OF 17.19 ACRES ( BOWEN & GRAY, 1957 ).


References

Reference (Deposit): BOWEN, O. E., JR., & GRAY, H., JR., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., VOL. 53 , NOS. 1 & 2 , P. 254 , 328 .

Reference (Deposit): JULIHN, C. E., & HORTON, F. W., 1940 , MINERAL RESOURCES SURVEY OF THE U.S.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 424 , MAP FACIN P. 103 .

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. EC. MIN. MAP OF CALIF. NO. 1 - QUICKSILVER, 1939; ADD. REF.: DOM BULL. 108, PL. 10 SHOWS CRYSTAL IN SECS. 15, 16, 21 - SAME LOC. APPARENTLY AS THE CABINET; WORKINGS SHOWN IN SECS.15 & 21 ON COULTERVILLE QUAD. PROBABLY THIS MINE.


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