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Golconda Asbestos Deposit

Prospect in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodity Asbestos
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10135077
MAS/MILS ID 0060710392
Record type Site
Current site name Golconda Asbestos Deposit
Alternate or previous names Golconda, Hicks, Fire-Proof Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -117.25198, 34.82641 (WGS84)
Elevation 762
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wild Crossing(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Victorville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 009 N 004 W 36 SW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -117.25198, 34.82641
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 39, 1943, P. 508.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 49, 1953, P. 155.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. STATE MINING BUREAU, BULLETIN 38, 1906, P. 263.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-AUG-1993 Kinely U.S. Bureau of Mines

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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