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Gem Star Mine

Past Producer in San Diego county in California, United States with commodity Gemstone
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10140644
MRDS ID W024915
MAS/MILS ID 0060730595
Record type Site
Current site name Gem Star Mine
Alternate or previous names Gem Starloughbaughmine, Gem Lepidolite Mine, Loughbaugh Mine
Related records 10077345

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -117.06116, 33.38505 (WGS84)
Elevation 274
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Diego(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pechanga(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oceanside(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Santa Ana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Luis Rey-Escondido(hydrologic unit)

Laguna-San Diego Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Diego

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 009 S 002 W 23 NENW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -117.06116, 33.38505
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. COUNTY REPORT 3, 1963, NO. 87,

  • Deposit

    P. 103.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-MAR-1991 Rumsey, Clayton M. 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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