Grelich Ranch Grelich Ranch

Occurrence in Amador county in California, United States with commodity Limestone, General
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028100
MRDS ID M004912
Record type Site
Current site name Grelich Ranch Grelich Ranch

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.89769, 38.48379 (WGS84)
Relative position 8 MI. SE OF LATROBE BY ROAD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amador(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Irish Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Cosumnes(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Amador

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 07N 10E 05,08 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.89769, 38.48379

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner George E. And Eleanor Grelich

Comments on the production information

  • AN ANALYSIS GAVE 97.85 PERCENT CALCIUM CARBONATE.LARGEST OUTCROP IS 450 FT. LONG BY 50 FT. WIDE ON THE NORTHEND AND 85 FT. WIDE AT THE SOUTH.ANOTHER IS 130 FT. LONG AND OTHER SMALLER ONES WERE OBSERVED. MUCH OF THE DEPOSIT MAY BE COVERED BY SOIL AND IT MAY EXTEND INTO LAND OWNED BY OTHERS. SOME SMALL OUTCROPS WERE OBSERVED ON THE SW 1/4 SEC. 5 ON LAND OWNED BY F. H. WHITE

Comments on the workings information

  • UNDEVELOPED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 50, NO. 1, JAN. 1954, P.273; V. 43, NO. 3, JULY 1947, P. 211

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative California resources

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