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Rincon Pegmatite District

Producer in San Diego county in California, United States with commodities Tantalum, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Gemstone
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000262
MRDS ID D001783
Record type District
Current site name Rincon Pegmatite District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.94255, 33.25835 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Diego(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Boucher Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Borrego Valley(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Diego

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tantalum Critical Primary
Beryllium Critical Primary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
Gemstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.94255, 33.25835
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both

Mining district

District name RINCON PEGMATITE DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HANLEY, J. B., 1951, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE RINCON PEGMATITES, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, CALIF. DIV. MINES SPEC. REPT. 7 - B

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1975 PARKER, RAYMOND L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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