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Jasper Point

Occurrence in Mariposa county in California, United States with commodities Gemstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030874
MRDS ID M009342
Record type Site
Current site name Jasper Point
Related records 10284945

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.25293, 37.6602 (WGS84)
Relative position S1/2. ON SOUTH SIDE OF THE MERCED RIVER AT JASPER POINT ON THE OLD ROAD BED OF THE YOSEMITE VALLEY RAILROAD.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Penon Blanco Peak(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)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mariposa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003S 016E 19 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Primary
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gravel Ore
Jasper Ore
Sand Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.25293, 37.6602
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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

  • OPERATED ABOUT TIME OF WWI BY STONE COMPANY AND VARIOUS OTHER LESSEES. IDLE BECAUSE OF REMOTENESS FROM MARKETS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 1 & 2, JAN. - APRIL, 1957, P. 339

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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