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Basalt Rock Co.

Occurrence in Napa county in California, United States with commodity Diatomite
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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 10031599
MRDS ID M010690
Record type Site
Current site name Basalt Rock Co.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -122.26763, 38.38038 (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)

Napa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Yountville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Napa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Santa Rosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Pablo Bay(hydrologic unit)

San Francisco Bay(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Francisco Bay(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Napa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 006N 004W California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diatomaceous Earth Ore

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -122.26763, 38.38038
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DOM BULL. 149, P. 87, PLS. 4 AND 6

  • Deposit

    USBM MIN. YB 1959, V. 3, P. 189

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DIATOMACEOUS EARTH(SILICA) WAS QUARRIED FROM AT LEAST 1954-60 FOR USE IN POZZOLANIC CEMENT AND HAS BEEN USED FOR "DIATEX BRICK". THIS MAY BE IN SEC. 17, 6N/6W WHERE BASALT ROCK MINED DIATOMITE FOR "DIATEX BRICK".

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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Authoritative California resources

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