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Unnamed Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10262664
MAS/MILS ID 0060711691
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect
Alternate or previous names Gem Mineral Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -116.74167, 35.64999 (WGS84)
Elevation 686
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Owl Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Owlshead Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trona(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Death Valley-Lower Amargosa(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Death Valley National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 018 N 002 E 14 SWNW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Semiprecious Gemstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -116.74167, 35.64999
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. Government
    Interest 100
    Home office California

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 14-85, 1985, TABLE 1,

  • Deposit

    NO. 24, P. 18.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERAL COLLECTORS HAVE EXCAVATED A 4 HECTARE AREA IN QUEST OF CHALCEDONY VESICLE FILLINGS AND GEONES IN WEATHERED AMYGDALOIDAL LAVA FLOWS. EXCAVATIONS CONSIST OF SHALLOW HAND DUG PITS ALONG FLOW CONTACTS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-MAY-1993 Mcmahan U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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