Sunshine Deposit From Files of U.S.G.S.

Occurrence in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Manganese
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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029469
MRDS ID M007002
Record type Site
Current site name Sunshine Deposit From Files of U.S.G.S.
Related records 10235607

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.42806, 38.19305 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Murphys(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 014E California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -120.42806, 38.19305

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner C. S. Pierce Of Hughson.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. B. 152, P. 47; B. 125, P. 108

  • Deposit

    USBM R. I. 5579, P. 22

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 212

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-72 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-78 Killman, K.; Albers, J. 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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