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Pure Quill

Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity 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. 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 10028968
MRDS ID M006266
Record type Site
Current site name Pure Quill
Related records 10235432

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.55434, 38.05658 (WGS84)
Relative position SE 1/4 NW1/4 1 MI. SW OF ANGELS CAMP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Angels Camp(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Stanislaus(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 02N 13E 04 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.55434, 38.05658
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: VEIN. ON MOTHER LODE. QUARTZ VEIN WITH STRINGERS IN SLATE AND GREEN SCHIST STRIKES N. 45 DEG. W. AND DIPS NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE 1890S AND IN EARLY 1930S

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY OPEN SHAFT AND N CROSSCUT ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. SP. REPT. 41, P.50 & PL.3; V. 32, NO. 3, P. 316

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 34-35, 175, AND PL.B

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.

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Authoritative California resources

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