Mcphaill

Occurrence in Kings county in California, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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 10030619
MRDS ID M008861
Record type Site
Current site name Mcphaill
Related records 10212235

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.99818, 35.84135 (WGS84)
Relative position NE1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kings(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Avenal Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Delano(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bakersfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tulare Lake Bed(hydrologic unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Kings

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 024S 018E 14 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.99818, 35.84135

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mcphaill Gypsum Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mc Phaill, Alva

Comments on the production information

  • WORK HAD JUST BEEN STARTED DURING THE SUMMER OF 1952. ACTIVE 1954-57.

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE CARRYALL AND SCRAPER

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 54, NO. 18 JAN. 1958, P. 135; V. 49, NO. 3,JULY 1953, P. 293-4 PL. 4

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUR. MIN. YEARBOOK V. 3, 1954-1957 (COUNTY REPORTS)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ACTIVE 1960-61-62 PER 58TH REPT. ST. MIN. P. 144

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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