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Pete Moscatelli Chrome Occurrence

Occurrence in Nevada county in California, United States with commodity Chromium
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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. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031907
MRDS ID M011706
Record type Site
Current site name Pete Moscatelli Chrome Occurrence
Related records 10140112

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.80242, 39.36739 (WGS84)
Elevation 902
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 2 MI. NW OF WASHINGTON, Assume Spot At Center Of Sect. 1

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Washington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Yuba(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tahoe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Nevada

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 017N 010E 01 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.80242, 39.36739
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Peter Moscatelli And H. O. Kohler

Comments on the production information

  • 20 TONS OF ORE HAD BEEN MINED WHICH WOULD PROBABLY AVERAGE 45 PERCENT CR2O3; AN ASSAY OF THE SURFACE ORE IS SAID TO HAVE SHOWN 54 PERCENT CR2O3.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 3, JULY 1941, P. 458

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 76, P. 157

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS MAY BE THE MOSCATELLI NO. 2, SEC. 36, T. 18N., 10E

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-73 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-82 Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.) U.S. Geological Survey

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