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Pacoima Hill Quarry

Past Producer in Los Angeles county in California, United States with commodities Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065255
MRDS ID TC40367
Record type Site
Current site name Pacoima Hill Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.40729, 34.26029 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Los Angeles(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

San Fernando(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Los Angeles(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Los Angeles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Los Angeles(hydrologic unit)

Ventura-San Gabriel Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Los Angeles

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 002N 015W 13 California

Comments on the location information

  • ON S SIDE OF PACOIMA HILLS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Granite Primary
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.40729, 34.26029
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Pacoima Hills Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years 1912-1927

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Los Angeles County

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCED 50,000-75,000 ST ANNUALLY 1912-1927. INACTIVE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: RAILROAD SPUR RAN DIRECTLY TO QUARRY DURING OPERATIONS. MATERIAL WAS SHIPPED ALL OVER THE USA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OAKESHOTT, G.B., 1958, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN FERNANDO QUADRANGLE, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 172, 147 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    OAKESHOTT, 1958.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit JOINTED, BRECCIATED, AND DEEPLY WEATHERED GRANITIC ROCKS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1993 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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