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Rickter Deposit

Occurrence in Humboldt county in California, United States with commodity Limestone, General
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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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030509
MRDS ID M008672
Record type Site
Current site name Rickter Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -124.14253, 40.47762 (WGS84)
Relative position SE1/4 SE1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Taylor Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cape Mendocino(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eureka(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Eel(hydrologic unit)

Northern California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Humboldt 01N 01W 11 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -124.14253, 40.47762
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mrs. Matilda Rickter

Comments on the production information

  • QUARRY OPENED ABOUT 1915. LIMESTONE WAS GROUND AND SOLD FOR AGRICULTURAL USE.

Comments on the workings information

  • QUARRY, 75 FT. IN LENGTH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 4,OCT. 1941, P. 517

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 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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Authoritative California resources

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