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Perkins Canyon Prospect

Occurrence in Contra Costa county in California, United States with commodity Asbestos
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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 10029553
MRDS ID M007165
Record type Site
Current site name Perkins Canyon Prospect
Related records 10260384

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.88882, 37.88851 (WGS84)
Relative position NE1/4 SE1/4

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)

San Joaquin Delta(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

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 32 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.88882, 37.88851
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: CROSS-FIBER ASBESTOS VEINLETS IN HIGHLY SHEARED SERPENTINE. FIBERS BRITTLE AND LESS THAN 1/4" LONG.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • EXPLORED BY SHAFT (CAVED)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. SP. REPT. 80, P. 22 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.

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