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Western Graphite Co.

Occurrence in Mendocino county in California, United States with commodity Graphite
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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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031368
MRDS ID M010084
Record type Site
Current site name Western Graphite Co.
Related records 10286002

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.54832, 38.91709 (WGS84)
Relative position 15 MI. EAST OF PT. ARENA?

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendocino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Eureka Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Point Arena(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Santa Rosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big-Navarro-Garcia(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 012N 015W 08 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Graphite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.54832, 38.91709
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Western Graphite Co.

Comments on the production information

  • IDLE. GRAPHITE OCCURS IN METASEDIMENTARY SCHIST OF FRANCISCAN.

Comments on the workings information

  • QUARRY, WASHING AND PUDDLING TO FREE FROM QUARTZ.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 49, NO. 4, OCT. 1953, PP. 360, 381

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USED AS A PAINT, LUBRICANT AND FOR FOUNDRY FACINGS.

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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