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Scott

Occurrence in Mendocino county in California, United States with commodity Manganese
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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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031345
MRDS ID M010045
Record type Site
Current site name Scott
Related records 10115684

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.17081, 39.43542 (WGS84)
Elevation 899
Relative position NEAR TOP OF FOSTER MOUNTAIN RIDGE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendocino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Foster Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ukiah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ukiah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Eel(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 Mendocino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 018N 012W 10 California

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED IN NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SECTION 10

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: N. STRIKING VERTICAL CONTACT BETWEEN MASSIVE JASPER BED ON E, AND A THIN-BEDDED CHERT AND SHALE ON THE W. ALONG CONTACT IS 1 TO 4 INCH LEADER OF CLAYEY MANGANESE OXIDE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner L. P. Dodson, Jr. Et Al

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION. IDLE. LESS THAN 1 TON OF ORE EXPOSED BUT APPARENTLY IT WOULD BE WORTH WHILE TO FOLLOW THE LEADER OF OXIDE ORE, AS A MORE EXTENSIVE BODY MIGHT BE ENCOUNTERED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 49, NO. 4, OCT. 1953, P. 390

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 152, P. 137

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1977 Killman, K.; Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

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