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Occurrence

Occurrence in Nevada county in California, United States with commodity Mercury
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10040102
MRDS ID M054737
Record type Site
Current site name Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.76049, 39.29644 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no coordinates, so this was plotted to the middle of the state/county area.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Washington(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)

Federal lands

Tahoe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • SE COR. OF SMARTSVILLE AREA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -120.76049, 39.29644
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form DISSEMINATED

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRADLEY, W. W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CDMG BULL. 78.

  • Deposit

    BAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-75 Gassaway, J. S. 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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