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Ruby King Mineral Paint Mine

Occurrence in Colusa county in California, United States with commodity Mineral Pigments
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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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029536
MRDS ID M007136
Record type Site
Current site name Ruby King Mineral Paint Mine
Related records 10284305

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -122.57282, 39.28301 (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)

Colusa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gilmore Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lakeport(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ukiah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Stony(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Mendocino 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 Colusa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 017N 006W 29,31 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mineral Pigments Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Mineral Paint Ore

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -122.57282, 39.28301
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST XXV, P. 290

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE LITTLE PAINT MATERIAL IN SIGHT APPEARS TO BE QUITE SILICEOUS. THE PATENTED LAND HAS BEEN SOLD TO THE STATE FOR UNPAID TAXES AND THE UNPATENTED CLAIMS HAVE REVERTED TO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. NO WORK HAS BEEN DONE FOR SEVERAL YEARS (1929)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-72 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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