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Occurrences

Occurrence in Nevada county in California, United States with commodity Marble, Dimension
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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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031973
MRDS ID M011953
Record type Site
Current site name Occurrences
Related records 10261669

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.63331, 39.39711 (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)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Graniteville(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 018N 012E 09,10,16,21,28 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Marble, Dimension Primary

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: MARBLE DEPOSIT TWO MILES LONG IS 0.5 MILE WIDE AT SOUTHERN END AND PINCHES OUT TO NORTH; ESTIMATED 6,000,000 TONS OF MARBLE TO 100' DEPTH IN SEC. 21. DARK GRAY TO WHITE, FINELY TO COARSELY CRYSTALLINE WITH CALCAREOUS SLATE INTERBEDS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 69

  • Deposit

    FOLIO 66

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-73 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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