Structure: Shear

Alteration: Silicification Of Tuff

Deposit: Shear zone in Fe oxide-stained silicified rhyolite tuff. Little sign of mineralization except iron and manganese oxide staining along shear and along joint surfaces in tuff.

Development: Old claim posts date from about 1900-1920 era. No activity at time of examination in 1985

Ore(s): Shear Zone; Joint Surfaces

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ⓘ Gold

1 valid mineral.

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ⓘ Rhyolite

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ⓘ Gold

Formula: Au

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(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

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ⓘ	Gold	1.AA.05	Au

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Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Gold	Au

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Link to USGS MRDS:	10037811

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