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Occurrence in Contra Costa county in California, United States with commodity Mercury
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092006
MRDS ID M007180
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -121.61401, 37.83109 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Contra Costa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Clifton Court Forebay(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Stockton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Joaquin Delta(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Contra Costa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 001S 003E 05,07,21,22,23 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -121.61401, 37.83109
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • QUICKSILVER CLAIM LOCATIONS; NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION. SEC. 5 IN ORINDA. SEC. 7 X 21 MAINLY IN UPPER CRETACEOUS, SEC. 22X23 IN ALLUVIUM.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ECONOMIC MINERAL MAP OF CALIF., NO. 1 - QUICKSILVER, 1939

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PAPEYAN (USGS, MENLO PARK, WRITTEN COMMUNICATION) BELIEVES HG AT THESE LOCATIONS NON-EXISTENT OR EXHAUSTED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-72 Gere, W. 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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