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French Camp Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030540
MRDS ID M008727
Record type Site
Current site name French Camp Prospect
Related records 10280241

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.98308, 41.15233 (WGS84)
Relative position ON THE ROAD FROM WEITCHPEC OR ORICK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bald Hills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hoopa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Weed(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)

Federal lands

Redwood National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Humboldt 009N 003E 22 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.98308, 41.15233
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: TRENCHES ARE IN SLICKENTITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. B. 134, PT. 1, CHAPTER 3, P. 186, 188 AND PL. 19

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SLOUGHED TRENCHES AND SCATTERED PIECES OF CHROMITE ARE THE ONLY EVIDENCE OF MINING DONE HERE DURING WWI.

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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