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San Simeon Creek Shell Deposits

Occurrence in San Luis Obispo county in California, United States with commodity Calcium
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Sections on this page
  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 10189361
MAS/MILS ID 0060790444
Record type Site
Current site name San Simeon Creek Shell Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -121.05519, 35.62216 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Luis Obispo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cambria(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cambria(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Luis Obispo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central Coastal(hydrologic unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Luis Obispo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 027 S 008 E California

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION GIVEN IN LISTED REFERENCES IS ERRONEOUS. THE DEPOSITS ARE MOST LIKELY IN R. 8 E., AS SAN SIMEON CREEK HEADS IN R. 9 E., AND ENTERS THE PACIFIC OCEAN IN R. 8 E.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Calcium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -121.05519, 35.62216
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 43, 1947, P. 306.

  • Deposit

    MINOBRAS, 1973, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS,

  • Deposit

    P. 92.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1992 Ridenour, James 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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