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Map showing characteristics of lode gold in the Medford 1 degree by 2 degrees Quadrangle, Oregon-California

Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1383-D
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Abstract

About 500 lode gold occurrences, prospects, and mines have been reported from the Medford 1o x 2o quadrangle, Oregon-California. Summary descriptions of individual lode gold deposits and districts which include those occurrences in the Medford 1o x 2o quadrangle have been published by Brooks and Ramp (1968) and Hotz (1971) and by others cited in the reference lists in these two publications. As part of the Medford CUSMAP project between 1974 and 1980, some of these deposits were examined in the field during geologic mapping and geochemical sampling and most of the available information on individual deposits was compiled into a CRIB computer file (Computerized Resource Information Bank). This report is a summary of the more pertinent geologic and economic characteristics of the lode gold deposits for use in the resource evaluation part of the Medford CUSMAP project. The significant features described include the distribution of deposits and their relation to gross geologic and lithologic features, production information, mineralogy of the ore and gangue, gold-silver ratios, and speculations on possible genetic models for some types of deposits. 

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Map showing characteristics of lode gold in the Medford 1 degree by 2 degrees Quadrangle, Oregon-California
Series title Miscellaneous Field Studies Map
Series number 1383
Chapter D
DOI 10.3133/mf1383D
Year Published 1983
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Description 46.46 x 37.93 inches and 22.01 x 41.16 inches
Country United States
State California, Oregon
Scale 250000
Online Only (Y/N) N
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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