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Title: The Tertiary Gravels of the Sierra Nevada of California by Waldemar Lindgren (1911) Collection Type: Books and Periodicals Source(s): Google Books # of Pages: 301 Download PDF: User Login Required Download OCR Text: User Login Required

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CONTENTS. 7 Part II. Detailed descriptions by quadrangles—Continued. Page. Chapter 16. The Pyramid Peak quadrangle..............20. 22sec eee cece cece cence cece eee n eee eeenes 182 General geology............2.. 02. 0e eee e cee cece ec eee eee ees en ene 182 Gold-bearing areas and production............2. 22.222 c eee eee eee ee cece e ener e eee neeeenee 182 TOTtArY BTAVElSsecse cee so = serewonngey y 2 + senna 3 gy vamunommee vis o semRNENINNR ¥ y peEEE URINE eg 3 HERE 182 Quaternary: gravels. ocnsesesescveses <x ss wereeinsies 6 os same euns «os pee ews ss meee eweeies sss aeeeets 183 Rhyolite swcceccessswens ss ssowseweies os ss vismeone sing ss seamemoiws sss seesaw oss SeWGmaE EW oes 5 cama ee 183 Andesite......... 0... eee eee ce eee ee ee cence tence nee e cence cence eee eeeeeeeceeeeee 184 Tertiary topography............... 022-2. eee eee eee cee ee cee e eee eeenees cece cece eens 184 Grades of the Tertiary streams.............. 0.02.2 cece eee eee cece eee eee ence eee e ee eeeeee 186 Chapter 17. The Markleeville quadrangle. .................0.2220-202 e eee eee eee eee Sees 6 4 9 5 SERN 18” General geology sss sisse.scnswaw ewe ss ss eewawes ss 6 saiewemeee se ss seeewecaw os es see ewe ves ov ee eRS wee 187 Structural features........ 2.0.22. cece cece eee een eee eee eee e cece eee e eee eee 188 Mineral deposits. ..........2.. 02.22 ee eee ce eee ener eee eee eee een e ee eeeeeeeee 191 Chapter 18. The Carson quadrangle....... 2.2.2.2... 2-2 e cece eee eee eee ce cence cece e eee ececeeceenes 192 General geology wscssisies + svireameeise «ox semianewen ooo 4 vaewieue sss vewaeNY os oe swW ee wEN sas eeRE ERIE 192 Structural features sisi: osc ccewes «ss pewewewewas ss peewee eee sos sree eemes oo 5s eeuewewe sss seeSeeRE as 193 Mineral deposits. ............ 0.2. e eee eee eee ee ee cece tee eee eee eect ete eeeeeeeeeees 194 Chapter 19. The Jackson and Big Trees quadrangles...............2220-222 e ee eee ee eee ee eee cree eeeeeees 195 Geologic features............ 2.22.22 cece cece cece eee eee eee eee eee eee cece e eee enees 195 Gold-bearing areas and ‘production. « «<< ss:ees so oe eeieewes ¢ 5s vewewews 4 ees WaEeEERE oko peewee « 195 Outline of Tertiary history’: «<i:ciss ss sss aeseweses snawcaensws see veewew es ess seeeeewene ass saeeeeaues 196 Tertiary topography......... 22.00.20. cece ee ee eee ee ee ee eee eee cece eens eee eeeeeenenae 197 Drainage..... 2.2.22. eee ee eee ee ee eee ee ence ence ence enn e ee eee eee eeeeee 197 Relief. ..............yavesniesaneiasa a Ae evarbiarasenbarn ¥ a o wonlantvereiiane 6 a 6 eleieualetenaie o 6 06 elemerentatgis 6 go sigteennreeNy € 3 198 Grad esicewenacewars ss ss eepaewars oa ss wenanmee ss eee eeue o 4 +s seme 4 s este weReE so ss SERRE os 198 Detailed descriptions ssccsesenwws.s s sss veeamews © ss seem zs ss BERBERS #5 se HELA 2 5 3 RGB lmeee 199 Volcano and Oleta.............. 2.22.22 e eee eee cee eee cece eee e ee eeceeeeeeeeeeees 199 The main channel........2... 2.20.22. o eee cee eee nee cece eee cence eens ceeeeaeeeenees 199 Douglas Flat, Vallecito, and Altaville..........2.. 2.22.2 o ee eee eee eee cence eee .. 199 Cataract channel .....:.c0«sssswesweaee «ss ewwewarewe sae pee uaneun soos weesee eee sss eewemewenes 201 Murphy or Central Hill channel......... 22.2.2. occ cece cece eee cence cee eceneeees 201 The main channel in the vicinity of Vallecito..............00... 220 e eee eee eee eee cece ences 202 East of Vallecito toward Abbott Ferry.............2. 0.2.2 e eee eee eee cece eee e ee eeeceees 202 The main channel west of Vallecito............... 22.00 e cece eee ee eee cee cece eee ceeenees 202 From. Altaville to Dogtowssesscsewsnex s eeneewen es ss ower eecrs «os os eee eee ses eieNies £3 202 Jupiter mine to San Andreas.............0 02.2 e eee cece cece cece cee teen cree ene eeeeeees 203 Mokelumne Hill channel system................0. 2.2 eee e cece cence eee cece cece eeeeenes 205 General features.... 0.2.22. 2.22. eee eee eee eee cece eee cence eee eect et eeeeeeeeeeees 205 Corral Flat channel... 22.2... 2.2.2. c cece eee ee eee ee eee eee ee cece eeeeeees 205 Stockton Ridge Channel ccc ccowaes + x s ee meena oe 2 se eeeeemews ss peeemeree << ss peers «2 205 Gopher’channel. scenes s ¢ + sseeewes «sv 5 eee Reme sss EEE EEE S 2 oo so eeeeEmie 4 se BeRRS Fes 206 Deep Blue, or North Star, or Old Woman Gulch Blue lead. ........-.....2...-22.22.2-----8 206 Tunnel Ridge channel........... 2.2.0... 20 eee cee eee ce cece eee eee eee eee eeeeeeneees 207 Duryea white lead......... 2200.0 eee ee eee eee ee cee ceeeneeeeee 208 Concentrator Chane los «ss eewmemerce 2 v emeeumeney & ss eewees § 6 s Heat «2 5 Bete go 208 Kraemer channels:iecwe.s sss sxmwseawne = : sateen «4 4 3 SeRR@IS © ss 5 HERE ER oo as RaeeRe « s 208 Chili Gulch channel... .. 2.2.2... 2 2.2. e eee ccc ee eee nee cece e cee ceeceneeeeeee 208 Age of Mokelumne Hill channels.............. beeen eee cee cece nee n eens ees eeeneeees 209 Central Hill and westward............. 020.0 e cece cece ene eee e ence cece cence eee eeeeeneees 209 Fort Mountain channel sec. sss ccnwssesis sa oaaawmieers ss 2 cweuwewnrs ¢ ooo sesamin ¢ 4a a eeaewte oe 210 Columbia basinvcsvesssesaes es sss voeawesis 2 os pee R Gis oo se sew eee S ee ess Hee EWS sees sae eRe Ses 212 Chapter 20. The Sonora and Yosemite quadrangles...........0.0.. 2.20 eee eee ce cece ee eee ence eee eeee 214 General features....... 22.22.20... cece ee ee ee cece teen e eee e eee eeeeeeeeceeteeeeee 214 C0) C9 cc 214 Tioliiaine Table Mout taitce secures «ss eesenwens + os womewmuns « os eeememer Hs + se PRR eE £ so 2 eeeRS « 214 Gold-bearing areasee: ccssese cwewe oso SRW EW RRS ¥ oo HRNUSNLUINS 4 oc 4 ORERIERLE £6 od ERE ERI ae eo 6 EB SARGW awe 217 Tertiary topography ........... 2.220202 eee eee eee ee tenet eee eee cent eee cee e eee ene ene 218 100 0) 5, 221