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Boston Consolidated Mine, Ramshorn Summit, Altoona District, Trinity Mts, Klamath Mts, Trinity Co., California, USA
Latitude: 41°8'39"N
Longitude: 122°32'1"W
Longitude: 122°32'1"W
Mineralization is a Hg deposit (Deposit model: 179: Silica-carbonate Hg). The ore body is comprised of cinnabar ore as fracture coatings. Little information is available. Presumed similar to the nearby Altoona Mine. Local rocks include ultramafic rocks, chiefly Mesozoic, unit 1 (Trinity Ophiolite).
Related tectonic structures include the Klamath Mountains.
Mineral List
| Cinnabar |
1 entry listed. 1 valid mineral.
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References
O’Brien, J.C. (1965) Mines and mineral resources of Trinity County, California. Caifornia Division of Mines and Geology County Report 4: 125 pp.: 120.
USGS crib list (1981) (November 4, 1981).
USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10040724 & 10214135.
U.S. Bureau of Mines, Minerals Availability System (MAS) file ID #0061051165.
USGS crib list (1981) (November 4, 1981).
USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10040724 & 10214135.
U.S. Bureau of Mines, Minerals Availability System (MAS) file ID #0061051165.
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