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Hertzig Marble Quarry Quarry No. 1

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 10028896
MRDS ID M006143
Record type Site
Current site name Hertzig Marble Quarry Quarry No. 1
Related records 10138046

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.68045, 38.16741 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR SITE OF CALAVERAS CEMENT CO'S PLANT (NORTH OF THE PLANT)

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 012E 29 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Marble, Dimension Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.68045, 38.16741
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: LIMESTONE LENS IN THE CALAVERAS (CARBONIFEROUS) FORMATION. TWO MAJOR LENSES OF HIGH-CALCIUM LIMESTONE LYING ON W SIDE OF AN EXTENSIVE BODY OF DOLOMITE. LIMESTONE IS FINE-GRAINED, MEDIUM TO DARK BLUISH GRAY IN COLOR, OFTEN STYLOLITIC.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • QUARRIES #1 WAS CHIEF SOURCE OF RAW MATERIAL; CLOSED BUT REOPENED IN 1956. QUARRY #2 APPARENTLY FARTHER NORTH FROM PLANT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V. 43, NO. 3, P. 219; V. 32, NO. 3, P. 227

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 97-98; MIS V. 15, NO. 8, P. 1-2

Reporter information

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

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