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Mocettini

Occurrence in El Dorado county in California, United States with commodity Manganese
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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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029668
MRDS ID M007353
Record type Site
Current site name Mocettini
Related records 10139371

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.93519, 38.55462 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 1/2 MI. E. OF LATROBE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Latrobe(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Placerville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Cosumnes(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California El Dorado

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 008N 009E 13 California

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED IN NW 1/4 NE 1/4 SECTION 13

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result ORE GRADE LESS THAN 5 PERCENT MANGANESE

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 20 E
    Dip 80 E

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: GREENSTONE STAINED WITH BLACK MANGANESE AND IRON OXIDES. GREENSTONE IS ENCLOSED IN GRAY PHYLLITE OR SERICITE SCHIST. IT IS CUT BY ONE QUARTZ VEIN 3 TO 4 IN. THICK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Robert D. Domecq, Et Al.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 575, PL. 10

  • Deposit

    DOM BULL. 152, P. 52-3.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1977 Von Dohlen, E.; Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

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