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Avenal Canyon Extension

Occurrence in Kings county in California, United States with commodity Mercury
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10040684
MRDS ID M055542
Record type Site
Current site name Avenal Canyon Extension
Related records 10236035

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.23597, 35.91663 (WGS84)
Elevation 472

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kings(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Garza Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Paso Robles(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

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

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Kings

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 023S 016E 21 California

Comments on the location information

  • E/2 NE/4 SE/4 NE/4 SEC. 21.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.23597, 35.91663
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Parkfield (Table Mountain)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY...SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1955 - 1961: VOL. III, SO. PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO, 94105

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WORKINGS FROM AVENAL MINE MAY EXTEND INTO THIS GROUND
Deposit WARRANTS ADDITIONAL EXPLORATION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1975 Gassaway, J. S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative California resources

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