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Native Copper

Occurrence in Monterey 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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034310
MRDS ID M021066
Record type Site
Current site name Native Copper
Related records 10164530

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.33069, 35.90052 (WGS84)
Relative position 6 MILES EAST OF PARKFIELD ON TABLE MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Monterey(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

The Dark Hole(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Paso Robles(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Luis Obispo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Estrella(hydrologic unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Monterey

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 023S 015E 26 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.33069, 35.90052
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ERIC, J.H., 1948 ; COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 : DIV. OF MINES, P. 275

  • Deposit

    HART, E.W., 1966 : MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MONTEREY COUNTY, CA.; COUNTY REPT. 5 : DIV. OF MINES, P. 122

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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