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Tiger Creek Deposits

Occurrence in Amador county in California, United States with commodity Clay
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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 10028369
MRDS ID M005299
Record type Site
Current site name Tiger Creek Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.40518, 38.52573 (WGS84)
Relative position SW 1/4 SW 1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amador(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Caldor(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Placerville(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 08N 14E 23 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.40518, 38.52573
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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 Owner
    Owner Winton Lumber Co.
    First year 1953

Comments on the production information

  • NO RECORDED PRODUCTION. DEPOSIT IS EXPOSED BY TIGER CREEK AND A TRIBUTARY CREEK. OVERBURDEN CONSISTS OF ALLUVIUM AND SOIL AS MUCH AS 10 FEET IN THICKNESS. IRON OXIDE IS CONCENTRATED IRREGULARLY THROUGH THE CLAY BODY WHILE QUARTZ AND OTHER MINERAL GRAINS ARE PRESENT AS IMPURITIES. THE DEPOSIT IS A RESULT OF HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION OF ANDESITIC SEDIMENTS AND AGGLOMERATES OF THE MIOCENE MEHRTEN FORMATION

Comments on the workings information

  • A 17 FOOT VERTICAL SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 50, NO. 1, JAN. 1954, P. 224-5, 283

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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