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Gordon Deposit

Occurrence in Mariposa county in California, United States with commodity Talc-Soapstone
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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 10030837
MRDS ID M009287
Record type Site
Current site name Gordon Deposit
Related records 10163489

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.15932, 37.74659 (WGS84)
Relative position SW1/4. ON GREELEY HILL 1 MILE WEST OF GREELEY HILL SCHOOL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Coulterville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakdale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Merced(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mariposa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 002S 016E 24 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.15932, 37.74659
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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

  • SUPPLIED SOAPSTONE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR MANY OF THE EARLY BUILDINGS IN COULTERVILLE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS.1 & 2, JAN.-APRIL, P. 343

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.

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Authoritative California resources

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