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Excelsior

Occurrence in Nevada county in California, United States with commodities Molybdenum, Gold
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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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008323
MRDS ID D000378
Record type Site
Current site name Excelsior

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.50102, 39.39989 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

English Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Yuba(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tahoe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Nevada

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 018N 013E 27 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ferrimolybdite Ore
Gold Ore
Molybdenite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.50102, 39.39989
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EAKLE, A., 1922, MINERALS OF CALIF.: CALIF. STATE BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 91

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOUD PLATES OF MOLYBDENITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1974 King, Robert U. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

External references

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Authoritative California resources

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