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Cal-Min-Co

Producer in Imperial county in California, United States with commodity Clay
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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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062708
MRDS ID TC36254
Record type Site
Current site name Cal-Min-Co

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.75082, 32.9584 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Imperial(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Superstition Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

El Centro(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

El Centro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salton Sea(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern Mojave-Salton Sea(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

NAVY(Federal land areas administered by NAVY)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Imperial

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 14S 12E 20 S2 California

Comments on the location information

  • 16 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF BRAWLEY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.75082, 32.9584
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BEDDED
    Strike N30E
    Dip 5NW
    Thickness 6.1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1951

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT A FEW HUNDRED FEET IN DIAMETER.

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO MINERALOGICAL DATA; CONTAINS MODERATELY HIGH CALCIUM CARBONATE AND OTHER SOLUBLE SALTS; PLASTICITY IS MODERATE; IRON CONTENT LOW.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-92 Gray, Floyd U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUL-93 Orris, Greta J. 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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