| Deposit ID | 10048475 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MP00062 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Questa Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.66125, 35.36497 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 732 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 6 MI NORTH OF SAN LUIS OBISPO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Luis Obispo(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
San Luis Obispo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
San Luis Obispo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
San Luis Obispo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Salinas(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | San Luis Obispo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 029S | 012E | 35 | NEAR CENTER OF NW4 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Tertiary |
| Palladium Critical | Tertiary |
| Iridium Critical | Tertiary |
| Ruthenium Critical | Tertiary |
| Rhodium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Olivine | Gangue |
| Result | 2 PGE ANALYSES: PT=20, 80 PPB |
|---|---|
| Result | PD=<1, 4 PPB |
| Result | IR=37, 124 PPB |
| Result | RU=<100, 270 PPB |
| Result | RH=1, 26 PPB. |
| Model code | 15 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 8a |
| Deposit model name | Podiform chromite (minor) |
| Mark3 model number | none |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Coast Range Ophiolite | ||||||
| Rock description | Coast Range Ophiolite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite |
| (1) | -120.66125, 35.36497 |
|---|
| General form | UNKNOWN |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MP00062 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NO INFORMATION FOUND OTHER THAN PGE ANALYSES IN CARLSON AND OTHERS, 1985. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1990 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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