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Quarry

Past Producer in Los Angeles county in California, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034279
MRDS ID M021027
Record type Site
Current site name Quarry
Related records 10284776

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.30922, 33.3306 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 1/4 MILES SE OF AVALON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Los Angeles(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Santa Catalina East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Santa Catalina Island(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Long Beach(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Los Angeles

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 010S 014W 02 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Silver Secondary

Analytical data

Result 6 - 12 % ZN, 1.5 - 3.5 % PB AND 2 - 3 OZ AG/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.30922, 33.3306
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 70 N
    Thickness 1.22M
    Length 45.72M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • North Trending Shear Zones

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION REPORTED

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 438.61M

Comments on the workings information

  • 489 FT. DRIFT ADIT. AND A 250 FT. WINZE, TWO 350 FT. DRIFTS, 85 FT. APART VERTICALLY WERE DRIVEN FROM THE WINZE ON THE VEIN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GAY, T. E., JR. AND HOFFMAN, S. R., 1954 ; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 50 , NOS. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 503 , 636

Reporter information

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

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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