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Canyon

Occurrence in Kings 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. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10040716
MRDS ID M055575
Record type Site
Current site name Canyon
Related records 10261113

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.22653, 35.91385 (WGS84)
Elevation 579

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kings(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Garza Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Paso Robles(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Luis Obispo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Kings

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 023S 016E 22 California

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION TO CENTER OF SECTION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.22653, 35.91385
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Parkfield (Table Mountain)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JENNINGS, C. W., 1953, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KINGS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CJMG VOL. 49 NO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1975 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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