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National Gypsum Company

Occurrence in Imperial county in California, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062701
MRDS ID TC36246
Record type Site
Current site name National Gypsum Company
Alternate or previous names Blanc, Carrizo, Kipp
Related records 10163428

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.11194, 32.99728 (WGS84)
Relative position 11 MILES NW OF OCOTILLO WELLS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Diego(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Carrizo Mountain NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

El Cajon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Diego(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salton Sea(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern Mojave-Salton Sea(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Imperial

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 13S 008E 36 California

Comments on the location information

  • NORTHWEST FISH CREEK MOUNTAINS. LOCATION IS FOR CENTER OF SECTION 36.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GYPSUM IS LIGHT, BUFF GRAY, FINE TO MEDIUM GRAINED, DENSE MATERIAL, NEARLY PURE CASO4.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.11194, 32.99728
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N15-25W
    Dip 20 SW
    Thickness 9.14M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Fish Creek Mountains

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area
Area name Cdca 372

Comments on development

  • UNDERDEVELOPED BUT ROADS HAVE BEEN CUT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORTON, PAUL K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT NO. 7

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1992 Gray, Floyd U.S. Geological Survey

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