Van Allen

Occurrence in Mendocino county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031354
MRDS ID M010058
Record type Site
Current site name Van Allen
Related records 10305168

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -123.27918, 39.15989 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendocino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Orrs Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ukiah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ukiah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Russian(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 Mendocino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 015N 013W 14,15 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -123.27918, 39.15989

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: FIVE ADITS, ONE 170' LONG, DRIVEN THROUGH GLAUCOPHANE SCHIST CUT QUARTZ STRINGS DIPPING 45 DEG. N, 65 DEG. E.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V.49, NO. 3, P. 360; V. 12, P. 177; V. 14, P. 420, B. 179, FIG.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WM VAN ALLEN, UKIAH, WAS OWNER IN 1894. COUNTY ASSESSOR SAID WEST OF WILLITS ON LOW GAP ROAD OR IN DOOLIN CREEK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-73 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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