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Golden River

Occurrence 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 10029445
MRDS ID M006969
Record type Site
Current site name Golden River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.4785, 38.09547 (WGS84)
Relative position 1/2 MI. NW OF VALLECITO. SW1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Columbia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Stanislaus(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 014E 19 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.4785, 38.09547
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: COMPACT, FRACTURED, GRAY RHYOLITE TUFF.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE FOR MANY YEARS.

Comments on the workings information

  • SMALL PIT, 20' BY 30', WITH 10' FACE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

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Authoritative California resources

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