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Gould and Towle Quarry

Producer in Nevada county in California, United States with commodity Granite
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10076993
MRDS ID W024343
Record type Site
Current site name Gould and Towle Quarry
Related records 10261240

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.5938, 39.32489 (WGS84)
Elevation 1743

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cisco Grove(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Yuba(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tahoe 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 Nevada

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
017N 012E 23 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Granite Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.5938, 39.32489
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS FOLIO 66

  • Deposit

    POSSIBLY SEC 28--250 YDS FROM MAIN CPRR TRACK, 4 1/2 MI FROM

  • Deposit

    EMIGRANT GAP STATION, AT YUBA PASS; A SIDE TRACK CONNECTS QUARRY

  • Deposit

    WITH MAIN LINE OF RR; PIT IS SMALL BUT WELL SITUATED; HAS DERRICK,SMALL STEAM ENGINE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1984 Unknown 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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