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Mineral Slide Deposit

Occurrence in Butte county in California, United States with commodities Iron, Manganese, Chromium
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10036141
MRDS ID M024197
Record type Site
Current site name Mineral Slide Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.61995, 39.79293 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Butte(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Paradise East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Butte

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 022N 003E 03 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Manganese Critical Secondary
Chromium Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result 60 % IRON, 5-8 % MANGANESE, TRACE OF CR.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EGENHOFF, E.L., 1948: IRON RESOURCES OF CA.: CA. DIV. OF MINES BULL. 129, P. 295

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C.A. 1930: SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION: 26TH REPT. STATE MIN.; P. 407

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1980 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.

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Authoritative California resources

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