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San Francisco Slate Co.

Occurrence in El Dorado county in California, United States with commodity Slate, Dimension
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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 10030001
MRDS ID M007877
Record type Site
Current site name San Francisco Slate Co.
Related records 10260234

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.82685, 38.77379 (WGS84)
Relative position SE1/4. ON NORTH SIDE OF AMERICAN RIVER OPPOSITE CHILI BAR.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Garden Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Placerville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork American(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California El Dorado

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 011N 010E 26 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Slate, Dimension Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.82685, 38.77379
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ROOFING SLATE PRODUCED DURING 1890'S.

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL QUARRIES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 587, PL. 10

Reporter information

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

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Authoritative California resources

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