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Pinole Dohrman, Pawsey

Occurrence in Contra Costa county in California, United States with commodity Diatomite
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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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029592
MRDS ID M007239
Record type Site
Current site name Pinole Dohrman, Pawsey
Related records 10211013

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -122.29534, 38.00176 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Contra Costa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mare Island(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Napa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Santa Rosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Pablo Bay(hydrologic unit)

San Francisco Bay(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Francisco Bay(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Contra Costa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 002N 004W 20,21,22 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -122.29534, 38.00176
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • IDLE. NO COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF DIATOMITE HAS BEEN REPORTED. SOME OF THE PAWSEY DEPOSIT HAS BEEN QUARRIED AS ROAD FILL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. VOL. 47, NO. 4, OCT. 1951, P. 610 & 574; V. 54, NO. 4, OCT. 1958, PP. 521, 571, PL.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CROPS OUT OVER CONSIDERABLE AREA IN AND WEST OF PINOLE. LOCATIONS CORRECTED ON LATER PUBLICATION (V. 54, NO. 4) SAID TO BE BEDS OF GOOD GRADE, FRESH WATER DIATOMITE (V. 54, NO. 4) BUT NOT SUFFICIENTLY PURE TO BE QUARRIED FOR DIATOMITE (BULL. 154, P. 141).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-72 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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