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Occurrence in Contra Costa county in California, United States with commodity Silica
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029545
MRDS ID M007153
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.88882, 37.94629 (WGS84)
Relative position N1/2

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Contra Costa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Clayton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Stockton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Suisun Bay(hydrologic unit)

San Francisco Bay(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Francisco Bay(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Contra Costa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 001N 001E 08 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sand Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.88882, 37.94629

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: IN DOMENGINE SS. BLM REPORT OF 3-7-69 SHOWS DETAILS OF GEOLOGY, INCLUDING SAND AND COAL DEPOSITS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • EST. TO BE AT LEAST 1,000,000 TONS OF HIGH SILICA SAND UNDER N1/2 SEC. 8. DEPOSIT VALUED AT $135,000.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BLM TOWNSHIP REPORT 7-29-63 AND 3-7-69

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.

Authoritative California resources

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