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Cowell

Occurrence in El Dorado county in California, United States with commodity Chromium
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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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029678
MRDS ID M007371
Record type Site
Current site name Cowell
Related records 10211484

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.99103, 38.66129 (WGS84)
Relative position SAID TO BE WEST OF DICKSON MINE (SEC. 4)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shingle Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Placerville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Cosumnes(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California El Dorado

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 009N 009E 04 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner E. F. Glenn, Et Al.

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE DURING WWI WHEN ABOUT 4 CARLOADS OF ORE WAS SHIPPED BY THE COWELL LIME CO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 467

  • Deposit

    DOM BULL. 134, PT. 3, CHAP 4, PP. 125-6, 164, PL. 8

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PL. 8 SHOWS LOCATION IN SE. COR. OF SEC. 5

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 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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