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Basalt Rock Co. Preston Island

Occurrence in Del Norte 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 10029601
MRDS ID M007251
Record type Site
Current site name Basalt Rock Co. Preston Island
Related records 10138951

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -124.22255, 41.74815 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Del Norte(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sister Rocks(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Crescent City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Crescent City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Del Norte

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Humboldt 016N 001W 30 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -124.22255, 41.74815
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ROCK USED TO BUILD CRESCENT CITY JETTIES WAS QUARRIED HERE IN 1947. IDLE IN 1951.

Comments on the workings information

  • QUARRY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 48, NO. 4, OCT.1952, PP. 279, 308

Reporter information

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

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