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Steele Property

Occurrence in Nevada county in California, United States with commodity Mineral Pigments
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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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031790
MRDS ID M011418
Record type Site
Current site name Steele Property
Related records 10139837

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.93797, 39.16406 (WGS84)
Relative position E1/2

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chicago Park(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Bear(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Nevada

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 015N 009E 11 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mineral Pigments Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Mineral Pigments Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.93797, 39.16406
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mrs. M. M. Steele

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW CUTS AND SHAFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 3, JULY 1941, P. 465

  • Deposit

    REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST XXVI, P. 137

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROPERTY CONTAINS 80 ACRES OF WHICH NOT OVER 10 ACRES IS COVERED BY THE MATERIAL WHICH HAS BEEN TESTED FOR PAINT PURPOSES. OF THE TESTS MADE, ONE SAMPLE SUBMITTED HAS FAIR VALUE AS A RED SIENNA.

Reporter information

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

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