Diatomaceous Earth Deposit

Occurrence in Los Angeles county in California, United States with commodity Diatomite
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. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10261092
MAS/MILS ID 0060370291
Record type Site
Current site name Diatomaceous Earth Deposit
Alternate or previous names Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -118.3484, 33.78693 (WGS84)
Elevation 244
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Los Angeles(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Torrance(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Long Beach(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Long Beach(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Santa Monica Bay(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 004 S 014 W 33 NE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -118.3484, 33.78693

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. MINERAL INFO. SERVICE, 1963,

  • Deposit

    V. 16, NO. 11, P. 11.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-MAR-1997 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative California resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.