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Moon

Occurrence in Amador county in California, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028061
MRDS ID M004843
Record type Site
Current site name Moon
Related records 10259709

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.87241, 38.30962 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 1/2 MILES EAST OF RICHEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amador(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jackson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Mokelumne(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Amador

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 005N 010E 03,09,10 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.87241, 38.30962
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: FORMATION, DIABASE SCHIST DOWN TO TALCOSE SCHIST, VEIN MATTER IS A MINERALIZATION OF THE SCHIST. GRANODIORITE RUNS TO THE EAST OF ALL PROSPECTS IN THIS AREA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Lorraine Mccarthy Davis
    First year 1953

Comments on the production information

  • NO RECORD OF ANY PRODUCTION

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFTS 140 AND 100 FT. DEEP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AUBURY, L.E., 1908 , COPPER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA BULL. 50 ; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 224 - 225

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GROSSAN CROPPINGS FROM 18 INCHES TO 8 FT. IN WIDTH: MINERALIZED ZONE IS OVER 1000 FT. WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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