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Wallace

Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Pumice
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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 10028568
MRDS ID M005608
Record type Site
Current site name Wallace
Related records 10162611

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.97408, 38.21074 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 MI. N OF WALLACE SW 1/4 (QUARRY IN NE1/4 SW1/4)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wallace(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 Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 004N 009E 10 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Pumice Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.97408, 38.21074
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: FINE-GRAINED, UNALTERED, WHITE AND GRAY RHYOLITE PUMICITE. SMALL BANDS OF OPAL IN NORTH PIT. BEDDING HORIZONTAL AT S END OF RIDGE, DIPS 25 DEG. N. AT N END. MATERIAL CONTAINS 77% GLASS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ESTIMATED TONNAGE 225,000 OF EXCELLENT QUALITY. INACTIVE 1956. 2 SMALL PITS, 15 AND 8' DEEP, IN N TRENDING RIDGE. ADAPTABLE FOR USE AS LIGHT-WEIGHT AGGREGATE IN CONCRETE, OR FOR ABRASIVES, CLEANING COMPOUNDS,ETC

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF.COUNTY REPT.NO.2,P.216 AND PL.D

  • Deposit

    IND. WEST FOUNDATION, DIV. II-MINERALS, SEC. D-NONMETALLICS, P. 79

Reporter information

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

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