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Prospects In Perkins Canyon

Occurrence in Contra Costa county in California, United States with commodity Mercury
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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 10029554
MRDS ID M007166
Record type Site
Current site name Prospects In Perkins Canyon

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.87048, 37.88851 (WGS84)
Relative position NW1/4 NW1/4 - 3 PROSPECTS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Contra Costa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Antioch South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Stockton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Joaquin Delta(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Contra Costa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 001N 001E 33 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.87048, 37.88851
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: BRECCIA ZONE IN RHYODACITE CEMENTED WITH CALCITE; CRYSTALLINE CINNABAR, METACINNABAR, AND PYRITE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CALCITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • EXPLORED BY ADITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. SP. REPT. 80, P. 22 AND PL.

Reporter information

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

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