Treat Marble Quarry

Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Marble, Dimension
Sections on this page
  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 10028860
MRDS ID M006093
Record type Site
Current site name Treat Marble Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.66212, 38.1963 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 1/4 MI. E OF SAN ANDREAS. NE 1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Calaveras(hydrologic unit)

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 012E 16 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Marble, Dimension Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.66212, 38.1963

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: DEPOSIT IS A VERY COMPACT, FINELY CRYSTALLINE WHITE AND MOTTLED MARBLE; IS ON A HILLSIDE AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • WAS USED IN ERECTING THE HALL OF RECORDS AT SAN ANDREAS. SMALL PROSPECT PIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V. 43, NO. 3, P. 219 AND PL. 37; V. 32, NO. 3. P. 227

  • Deposit

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

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative California resources

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