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Bower Cave Deposits

Occurrence in Mariposa county in California, United States with commodity Dolomite
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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. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031062
MRDS ID M009638
Record type Site
Current site name Bower Cave Deposits
Related records 10114906

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.03627, 37.74742 (WGS84)
Relative position ALONG E SIDE KINSLEY-COULTERVILLE RD FROM 1/2 MI. NW BOWER CAVE SE FOR 3 MI.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Buckhorn Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakdale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Merced(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Stanislaus National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mariposa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 002S 018E 19,20,29,30 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Dolomite Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.03627, 37.74742
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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 workings information

  • NO DEVELOPMENT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 1 & 2, JAN.-APRIL, 1957, PP. 208-209, 336

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THERE IS SOME HIGH-CALCIUM LIMESTONE IN THE VIC. OF BOWER CAVE, EXTENT OF WHICH UNKNOWN, BUT MOST OF ROCK EXPOSURES EXAMINED CONSIST MAINLY OF DOLOMITE OR A MIXTURE OF DOLOMITE AND CALCITE TOO INTIMATELY MIXED TO MINE SEPARATELY. MOST OF THE ROCK IS DENSE AND FINE TO MEDIUM-GRAINED AND WILL TAKE HIGH POLISH BUT COLORS ARE NOT PARTICULARLY ATTRACTIVE FOR BUILDING STONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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