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Elmer Evans Deposit

Occurrence in Amador county in California, United States with commodity Stone, Dimension
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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. 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 10028316
MRDS ID M005217
Record type Site
Current site name Elmer Evans Deposit
Related records 10187057

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.69184, 38.46184 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amador(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pine Grove(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Amador

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 007N 012E 17,18 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.69184, 38.46184
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Elmer Evans, Jr.

Comments on the production information

  • ACCORDING TO EVANS, DURING THE 1880'S AND 1890'S, RHYOLITE FROM THIS DEPOSIT WAS QUARRIED AS A BUILDING STONE FOR VARIOUS BUILDINGS IN THE COUNTY. DEPOSIT LIES FROM THE CENTER OF SEC. 18 AND EXTENDS TO THE NORTHEAST INTO SEC. 17

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 50, NO. 1, JAN. 1954, P. 210

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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