| Deposit ID | 10043652 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M100471 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mescal Mine |
| Related records | 10116759 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.71125, 35.37275 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 503 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Luis Obispo(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
San Luis Obispo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
San Luis Obispo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
San Luis Obispo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Central Coastal(hydrologic unit)
Central California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Los Padres National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | San Luis Obispo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 029S | 012E | 29 | SE | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Result | ORE CONTAINS AS MUCH AS 30% CR203 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite |
| (1) | -120.71125, 35.37275 |
|---|
| General form | OTHER STRINGERS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N70W |
| Dip | 70S |
| Length | 30.48M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cerro Alto-Cuesta Pass Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1953 | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M100471 |
ALLEN, J.E., 1941, GEOL. INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF CALIF.: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 37, P. 162.
WALKER, G.W. AND GRIGGS, A.B., 1953 GEOL. INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIF.: CALIF. DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 134, PART II, CHAPT. 2., P. 83.
SMITH , C.T. AND GRIGGS A.B., 1944, CHROMITE DEPOSITS NEAR SAN LUIS OBISPO, SAN LUIS OBISPO CO., CALIF.: USGS BULLETIN 945-B, P. 36.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STRINGERS FROM 6IN. TO 2FT. WIDE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1981 | Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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