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Occurrence in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Iron
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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 10029222
MRDS ID M006637
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.53351, 38.15324 (WGS84)
Relative position 1/2 MI. N OF ESMERALDA QUARTZ MINE ON INDIAN CREEK. PROBABLY N1/4 COR. OF SEC.

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 34 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.53351, 38.15324
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: THERE IS LIMONITE ORE HERE IN THE CALAVERAS FORMATION; CONTAINS 56.9% METALLIC IRON.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. REPT. 21, P. 162

  • Deposit

    CALIF. MINERAL ABSTRACTS, IRON, P.8

  • Deposit

    USGS FOLIO 11, JACKSON

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ADD. REF.: CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 210

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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