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Vulcan

Occurrence in Madera county in California, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034115
MRDS ID M020818
Record type Site
Current site name Vulcan
Alternate or previous names Yosemite
Related records 10163889

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.50458, 37.50382 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madera(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mariposa Grove(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yosemite Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mariposa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Merced(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sierra 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 Madera

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 005S;005S 022E;023E 01,12,13;06,07 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE MINERALS PILED ON DUMPS. ONLY A LITTLE COPPER STAIN WAS SEEN.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.50458, 37.50382
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL OLD TUNNELS, SHAFTS AND OTHER WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1928 , MADERA COUNTY; 24TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 336

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEGREGATED-NOT CONTINUOUS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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