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Ruby

Occurrence in Butte county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028475
MRDS ID M005455
Record type Site
Current site name Ruby

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.40077, 39.61988 (WGS84)
Relative position SW 1/4 SW 1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Butte(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Oroville Dam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Fork Feather(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Butte

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 020N 005E 03 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.40077, 39.61988
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: 8' WIDE QUARTZ VEIN STRIKES NW IN MICA SCHIST AND HORNFELS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • TWO SHALLOW PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA , V. 2, P. 49

Reporter information

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

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