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Winegar Deposit

Producer in Alameda county in California, United States with commodity Manganese
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027988
MRDS ID M004695
Record type Site
Current site name Winegar Deposit
Related records 10211053

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.53935, 37.52685 (WGS84)
Relative position IN RIDGE E. OF ARROYO MOCHO AT THE SIDE OF CAMP BESSIE ROAD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alameda(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cedar Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Stockton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Francisco Bay(hydrologic unit)

San Francisco Bay(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Francisco Bay(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Alameda

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 005S 004E 04 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.53935, 37.52685
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 45 W
    Dip 65 N

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SANDSTONE AND SHALE ENCLOSING A FEW STRAY BLOCKS OF IMPURE MANGANESE OXIDES. BEDS STRIKE N 45 W AND DIP 65 DEG N.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • DEPOSIT EXPLORED FIRST IN 1917 AND AGAIN IN 1945. A LITTLE ORE IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN PRODUCED. WORKINGS (CAVED IN 1947) ARE 300 YARDS SOUTH OF CHARLES SCOTT'S HOUSE

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT 60 FT. LONG, 15 FT. WIDE; ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DOM BULL. 140, P.66, PL. 1

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 46, NO. 2, APRIL 1950, P.345, PL. 58

  • Deposit

    DOM BULL. 152, P.26-7

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ADD. REF. NO.4. BULL. 125, P.101; NO.5. BULL. 76, P.28

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1977 Von Dohlen, E.; Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

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