| Deposit ID | 10039376 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M047042 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Palo Alto Sewage Sludge |
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.14493, 37.45297 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2 |
| Relative position | 32 MI SOUTHEAST OF SAN FRANCISCO; 16 MI NORTHWEST OF SAN JOSE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Clara(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Palo Alto(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Palo Alto(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
San Francisco(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Coyote(hydrologic unit)
San Francisco Bay(hydrologic accounting unit)
San Francisco Bay(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Santa Clara |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 005S | 002W | 32 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Tin Critical | Secondary |
| Palladium Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ash | Ore |
| Result | AU=30 PPM |
|---|---|
| Result | AG=660 PPM |
| Result | CU=8,000 PPM |
| Result | SN=1,000 PPM |
| Result | P=6.6% |
| Result | PD=4 PPM |
| Result | AL=5.1% IN ASH MFROM SEWAGE TREATMENT (SEMI-QUANTITATIVE SPECTROGRAPHY) |
| (1) | -122.14493, 37.45297 |
|---|
| General form | ASH |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M047042 |
1977 GEOCHEM GABLER AND NEYLAN; SEE REFERENCE
1977 GEOCHEM R. GULBRANDSEN AND OTHERS; SEE PG. 3
GABLER, R., AND NEYLAN, D., 1977, INCINERATED SEWAGE SLUDGE AS RESOURCE FOR MINERALS. NATIONAL CONFERENCE SLUDGE MANAGEMENT, 3RD, MIAMI BEACH, 1976; PROCEEDINGS: ROCKVILLE, MD., INFO. TRANSFER, P. 197-200.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE PALO ALTO ASH IS ESPECIALLY RICH IN RESOURCES, PARTICULARLY AU, AG, P, SN, AND CU. SOME RESEARCH INTO RECOVERY PROCESSES HAS BEEN DONE AND ADDITIONAL WORK IS UNDERWAY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | DEPOSIT COMPOSED OF INCINERATED SEWAGE SLUDGE.; UNPUBLISHED MODEL NAME: SEWAGE SLUDGE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1979 | Saso, Jerri L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1991 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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