T. P. A. No. 1

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10035333
MRDS ID M022644
Record type Site
Current site name T. P. A. No. 1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.63003, 34.26447 (WGS84)
Relative position EAST OF BALDWIN LAKE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rattlesnake Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Big Bear Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Southern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern Mojave-Salton Sea(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 002N 002E 11,13,14 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore
Barite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.63003, 34.26447

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 1.52M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • TRENCHING ALONG STRIKE FOR 150 FT.: DEEPEST PIT 8 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L. A. AND OTHERS, 1953; MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CA.; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49, NOS. 1 & 2, P. 126

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATED LATE IN 1951 - NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) 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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