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Garamendi

Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Stone
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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 10028935
MRDS ID M006207
Record type Site
Current site name Garamendi
Related records 10211629

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.69879, 38.26824 (WGS84)
Relative position IN OLD WOMAN GULCH ABOUT 1 1/2 MI. S OF MOKELUMNE HILL. NW 1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mokelumne Hill(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 005N 012E 19 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.69879, 38.26824
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ROCK IS A COMPACT PINK, PURPLE, AND GRAY RHYOLITE TUFF CONTAINING CRYSTALS OF SANIDINE AND PIECES OF PUMICE. IT OVERLIES CEMENTED GRAVELS OF THE DEEP BLUE LEAD CHANNEL, ALTHOUGH THE PIT FLOOR IS STILL IN RHYOLITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • 2000 TONS OF ROCK QUARRIED DURING 1954-55. IN 1957 THE QUARRY FACE WAS ABOUT 100' WIDE AND 25' HIGH. FINISHED PRODUCT USED AS ROOFING GRANULES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 119, 214, AND PL.

Reporter information

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

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