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Prospect Near Sunshine Camp

Occurrence in Contra Costa county in California, United States with commodity Mercury
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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. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029550
MRDS ID M007160
Record type Site
Current site name Prospect Near Sunshine Camp

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.87048, 37.90323 (WGS84)
Relative position SE1/4 SW1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Contra Costa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Antioch South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Stockton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Joaquin Delta(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(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 28 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.87048, 37.90323
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION. QUICKSILVER CLAIM LOCATIONS; NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ECONOMIC MINERAL MAP OF CALIFORNIA, NO. 1 -QUICKSILVER, 1939

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL. 922-BP. 32-33, 35

  • Deposit

    CALIF. SP. REPT. 80, P. 22

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TURNER IN GSA BULL. V. 2, P. 391-392 1891 SAID HE SAW CINNABAR ABOUT 1 MI SE OF THE MT. DIABLO MINE AND CONTACT AT A SMALL ANDESITE BUTTE AND POST IN FRANCISCAN SHALE WHICH WOULD PLACE THIS OCCURRENCE IN SEC. 32. TURNER ALSO SAYS THERE WAS AN IRON STAINED QUARTZ VEIN WITH CINNABAR A MILE SOUTH OF THE MAIN PEAK(PRESUMABLY MT. DIABLO)WHICH WOULD PLACE HG IN 6-1S/1E OR 1-1S/1W.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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