Spotted Fawn Claim, Ziehlke Claims Group 1948

The Spotted Fawn Claim, Ziehlke Claims Group 1948 is a chromium mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 1,001 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: Spotted Fawn Claim, Ziehlke Claims Group 1948  

State:  California

County:  Tuolumne

Elevation: 1,001 Feet (305 Meters)

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 37.90694, -120.50444

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Spotted Fawn Claim, Ziehlke Claims Group 1948 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Spotted Fawn Claim, Ziehlke Claims Group 1948
Secondary: U.S.A. Mine 1918


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: California
County: Tuolumne
District: Peoria Flat Area


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: J. Zielke
Years: 1948 -


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: LENSE


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Serpentinization Of Host Rock.


Rocks

Name: Dunite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE CONTAINS APPROX. 65 % CR2O3


Materials

Ore: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Location): CLAIM LIES ABOUT 100 FT E OF A FORK OF PEORIA CREEK.; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = SAN JOSE 1:250000

Comment (Production): FOR PRODUCTION, SEE RECORD NO. M100609.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN OPEN CUT 120 FT BY 10 FT BY 5FT, AND A TUNNEL 20 FT LONG AT THE EAST END OF THE CUT.

Comment (Geology): THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE WESTERNMOST OF TWO SERPENTINE BELTS THAT TREND NW ACROSS THE COUNTY. THE BELT IS EXPOSED OVER AN AREA OF 30KM BY 6KM.


References

Reference (Deposit): CATER, F.W.JR., 1948, CDMG BULL 134, PART 3, CHAPT.1P.25, 26


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