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Clearwater Group

Occurrence in Los Angeles 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034275
MRDS ID M021022
Record type Site
Current site name Clearwater Group
Related records 10115110

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.46091, 34.59139 (WGS84)
Elevation 762
Relative position CLEARWATER CANYON, 12 MILES NORTH OF SAUGUS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Los Angeles(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Green Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lancaster(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Los Angeles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Santa Clara(hydrologic unit)

Ventura-San Gabriel Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Angeles 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 Los Angeles

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 006N 015W 21 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Analytical data

Result .5 - 2.0 % CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.46091, 34.59139
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: HORNBLENDE SCHIST ENCLOSED IN GNEISSOID GRANITE

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

  • OPEN CUTS. AND 100 FT. CROSSCUT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GAY, T. E. JR. AND HOFFMAN, S. R., 1954 ; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCE OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 50 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 612 .

  • Deposit

    SAMPSON, R. J., 1937 ; MINERAL RESOURCES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 33 , NO. 3 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 175 - 176

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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