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Virginia Black Oak

Occurrence in Calaveras 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 10029058
MRDS ID M006400
Record type Site
Current site name Virginia Black Oak
Related records 10259637

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.58879, 38.09547 (WGS84)
Relative position SE1/4 SW1/4. 2 MI. NW OF ALTAVILLE AND JUST W OF HWY 49

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Angels Camp(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 003N 013E 19 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: GOLD VEIN. ON MOTHER LODE. QUARTZ VEIN WITH STRINGERS IN GREEN SCHIST AND PHYLLITE STRIKES N. 45 DEG. W. AND DIPS NE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE 1882 AND 1904; MAY HAVE BEEN PROSPECTED IN 1930S.

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY 220' SHAFT, CROSSCUT ADIT, AND OPEN CUTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. SP. REPT. 41, P. 51 AND PL. 3

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 138 AND PL. B

  • Deposit

    USGS MAP GQ-222

Reporter information

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

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