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Caldwell Marble Quarry

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028688
MRDS ID M005825
Record type Site
Current site name Caldwell Marble Quarry
Related records 10138763

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.73545, 38.15324 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 MI. SE OF VALLEY SPRINGS ON BEAR MTN. NW1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Calaveras(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 004N 011E 35 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Marble, Dimension Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.73545, 38.15324
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: A DARK MOTTLED MARBLE; THE STONE IS SAID TO TAKE A FINE POLISH

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • IDLE SINCE 1906. SOME WORK DONE IRREGULARLY 50 YRS. AGO; NO RECORDS OF ANY SALES. SMALL PIT. MARBLE TAKES HIGH POLISH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V.43, NO.3, P.219 AND PL37

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 213 AND PL. D

Reporter information

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

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