Sherwood Mine, Marysville, New River Mining District, Salmon Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 5' 29'' North , 123° 16' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Trinity Village | 297 (2011) | 31.6km |
| Willow Creek | 1,710 (2011) | 33.7km |
| Burnt Ranch | 281 (2011) | 35.2km |
| Junction City | 680 (2011) | 44.2km |
| Weaverville | 3,600 (2011) | 49.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
96860
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:96860:0
GUID (UUID V4):
32739f2a-4bf8-4fc2-92c2-f9d6fec29366
A former Au mine located in sec. 9 (and/or sec. 32 ?), T8N, R8E, HM, (land unsurveyed for township-range - projected), 1.0 km (3,300 feet) NNW of the Marysville site, just WNW of the White Rock City site and on the N side of Sherwood Creek (1.3 miles W of Mary Blaine Mountain), on Bureau of Land Management/National Forest wilderness land (Trinity Alps Wilderness). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.
The ore body strikes NW and dips 23__. Local rocks include undivided pre-Cenozoic metavolcanic rocks, unit 2 (undivided).
Workings include surface and underground openings at a length of 152.4 meters and an overall depth of 45.72 meters, and comprised of an adit level with 2 winzes, 90 feet and 50 feet deep.
Production data are found in: Laizure (1921). No other production record was found. All ore was milled at the mine.
Production statistics: 1901: period: 1889-1901: Total otput ws 4,077 ounces (126,809 grams) Au and 201 ounces (6,252 grams) Ag.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10106548 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Calaveras-Baker DomainDomain
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