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O'Neal Barnett Sandstone Quarry

Occurrence in Amador county in California, United States with commodity Stone, Dimension
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028070
MRDS ID M004857
Record type Site
Current site name O'Neal Barnett Sandstone Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.86435, 38.25852 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 8 MI.S. OF IONE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amador(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jackson(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 005N 010E 27 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.86435, 38.25852
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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

  • DURING THE 1880'S AND 1890'S SANDSTONE FOR DIMENSION STONE WAS PRODUCED HERE; STONE WAS USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PRESTON SCHOOL OF INDUSTRY IN IONE, THE CALIF. BANK BLDG. IN SACRAMENTO, AND OLD CHRONICLE BUILDING IN SAN FRANCISCO

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL QUARRY FACES 15 TO 20 FT. HIGH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 50, NO. 1, JAN. 1954, P. 210-211

  • Deposit

    REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST 23, P.201

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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