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Newman Clay Pits

Producer in Amador county in California, United States with commodities Kaolin, Fire Clay (Refractory)
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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. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10284180
MAS/MILS ID 0060050040
Record type Site
Current site name Newman Clay Pits
Alternate or previous names Newman

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -120.90602, 38.3349 (WGS84)
Elevation 128
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amador(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ione(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Amador

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 006 N 010 E 31 N2 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary
Fire Clay (Refractory) Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -120.90602, 38.3349
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CAL JOUR MINES AND GEOL V 50 NO 1 JAN 1954 P 281 PL 1

  • Deposit

    CAL WATER RES CONT BD BSN PLANNING STUDY 5B 1972

  • Deposit

    MIN REC CD HAS IN NW OF SEC 30

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL PUBLICATION 103, 1990.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-FEB-1991 Lowe, Nathan T. 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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