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Unnamed Prospect

Occurrence in Monterey county in California, United States with commodity Tungsten
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10035288
MRDS ID M022586
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect
Related records 10212616

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.50907, 36.7566 (WGS84)
Relative position ON FREMONT PEAK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Monterey(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

San Juan Bautista(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Monterey(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Monterey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Monterey

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 013S 004E 34 California

Comments on the location information

  • S 1/2, UTM ACC.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.50907, 36.7566
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HART, E. W., 1966, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MONTEREY COUNTY, CA.; COUNTY REPT. 5, CA. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 113

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PIECE OF HIGH-GRADE SCHEELITE FLOAT IN REGION OF THE HEADWATERS OF THE CARMEL RIVER. HIGH GRADE SCHEELITE BEARING BOULDER WAS FOUND ALONG THE SUR RIVER IN BIG SUR STATE PARK. SCHEELITE CONCENTRATES HAVE BEEN PANNED FROM STREAM DEPOSITS OF THE SUR RIVER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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