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Big Oak

Occurrence in Fresno county in California, United States with commodity Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008665
MRDS ID D000995
Record type Site
Current site name Big Oak

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.50096, 36.99995 (WGS84)
Elevation 457

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fresno(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Academy(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fresno(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fresno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper San Joaquin(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Fresno

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 011S 023E 06 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.50096, 36.99995
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KRAUSKOPF, K.B., 1953; TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF MADERA, FRESNO, AND TULARE COUNTIES; SPEC. REPT. 35; DIV. OF MINES, P. 76.

  • Deposit

    LEMMON, D.M. AND TWETO, O.L., 1962; TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN THE US; USGS MAP, MR-25.

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C.A. ETAL, 1951; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FRESNO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 47, NO. 3; DIV. OF MINES, P. 539.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit POD'S RICH IN SCHEELITE IN TACTITE IN GRANODIORITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1974 Elliott, James E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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