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Occurrence in Modoc county in California, United States with commodity Stone
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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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031398
MRDS ID M010154
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.34883, 41.73096 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Modoc(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Davis Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cedarville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Alturas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Goose Lake(hydrologic unit)

Upper Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Modoc

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 045N 014E California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Obsidian Ore

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -120.34883, 41.73096
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: DISCOVERY OF QUAN. OF OBSIDIAN REPORTED IN 1936. OBSIDIAN IS OF THE CHATOYANTS VARIETY, CONTAINING A RUDDY SILVER, WHITE, AND RUBY COLORS IN A SOLID BLACK BASE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL WEST FOUNDATION, DIV. II-MINERALS, SEC. D--NON-METALLICS, P. 71

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A QUANTITY OF STONE HAS ALREADY BEEN MARKETED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-73 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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