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Lava Point

Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Stone
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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 10029516
MRDS ID M007097
Record type Site
Current site name Lava Point
Related records 10235450

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.35017, 38.16741 (WGS84)
Relative position 3 MI. SSW OF AVERY P. O. NW1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tuolumne(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Stanislaus(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)

Federal lands

Stanislaus National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 004N 015E 29 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: VERY HARD RHYOLITE STAINED AND COLORED BY GROUNDWATER.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE 1951-52.

Comments on the workings information

  • QUARRY 60' LONG, 15' HIGH. ROCK BLASTED HAND-TRIMMED, MARKETED AS WALLROCK AND GARDEN STONE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 215 AND PL.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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