Liscomb Hill

Occurrence in Humboldt county in California, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
Sections on this page
  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 10030532
MRDS ID M008715
Record type Site
Current site name Liscomb Hill

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.95642, 40.8329 (WGS84)
Relative position W1/2. PATENTED LAND

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Korbel(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hayfork(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mad-Redwood(hydrologic unit)

Northern California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Humboldt 006N 002E 09 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.95642, 40.8329

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SMALL VEIN IN FRANCISCAN SS. REPORTED TO BE 10" THICK PARALLEL WITH BEDDING; DIP NEARLY VERTICAL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. B. 148, P. 29, PL. 2; V. 37, NO. 4, P. 504

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FLOAT IS ABUNDANT FOR 1/2 MI. ALONG STRIKE. MIGHT BE COMMERCIAL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative California resources

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