Jacoby Creek Deposit

Occurrence in Humboldt county in California, United States with commodity Limestone, General
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030515
MRDS ID M008688
Record type Site
Current site name Jacoby Creek Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -124.04031, 40.82177 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Arcata South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Eureka(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eureka(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mad-Redwood(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 05N 01E 14 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -124.04031, 40.82177

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner C. P. Drake

Comments on the production information

  • PROPERTY IS IN SECS. 13, 14, AND 19. LOCATION IS SHOWN ON PSFC REPORT AND ON B. 179 ONLY IN SEC. 14, THOUGH QUARRY IN SEC. 24 MAY BE DEPOSIT MENTIONED AS BEING IN 19. SMALL RECORDED PRODUCTION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 4, OCT. 1941, P. 516

  • Deposit

    PFSC REPORT , FIG. 9

  • Deposit

    CALIF. B. 179, FIG. 15

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE LIMESTONE IS PROBABLY OF FRANCISCAN AGE. OLD LIME KILN NEAR OUTCROP TUNNELS AND QUARRY IN E1/2 SEC. 14 ON TOPO MAP.

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.

Authoritative California resources

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