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Russ Deposit

Occurrence in San Luis Obispo county in California, United States with commodity 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043662
MRDS ID M100484
Record type Site
Current site name Russ Deposit
Related records 10140980

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.32572, 35.78689 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Assumed Spot Center Sect. 4, Assumed Spot Center Sect. 4, Assumed Spot Center Sect. 4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Luis Obispo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Burro Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cambria(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

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

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central Coastal(hydrologic unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Los Padres 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 San Luis Obispo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 025S 006E 04 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GOOD GRADE OF CHROMITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.32572, 35.78689
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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 Northern San Luis Obispo Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Anton D. Russ
    First year 1918

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WALKER, G.W. AND GRIGGS, A.B., 1953, CDMG BULL 134, PART 2, CHAPT. 2, P. 84

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-82 Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.) 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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