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Occurrence Mountain Ranch Area

Occurrence in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Asbestos
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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. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029146
MRDS ID M006527
Record type Site
Current site name Occurrence Mountain Ranch Area
Related records 10114679

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.51518, 38.22519 (WGS84)
Relative position NE SIDE OF THE RIDGE IN THE S1/2 NE1/4 OF THE SECTION; 2 MI. E OF EL DORADO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Calaveritas(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 013E 02 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.51518, 38.22519
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: CHRYSOTILE VEINLETS WITH A MAXIMUM THICKNESS OF ABOUT 1MM ARE PRESENT IN SERPENTINE IN A SMALL AREA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM I.C. 7860, P. 15

  • Deposit

    CALIF. SP. REPT. 40, P. 17

  • Deposit

    USGS MR-17

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NOT SHOWN ON GQ 222 OR PLS. 1,2, SPEC. REPT. 40, NOR IS ANY SERPENTINE SHOWN ON MAPS.

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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