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Weisman Pumicite Deposit Foster

Occurrence in Modoc county in California, United States with commodity Pumice
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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. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092363
MRDS ID M010146
Record type Site
Current site name Weisman Pumicite Deposit Foster
Related records 10286100

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.43299, 41.57375 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Modoc(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Surprise Station(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cedarville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Alturas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Pit(hydrologic unit)

Upper Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Modoc

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 043N 013E 11,14 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Pumice Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.43299, 41.57375
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • THE TUFF HAS BEEN QUARRIED TO A DEPTH OF ABOUT 10 FEET.

Comments on the workings information

  • QUARRY ABOUT 200' LONG AND 100' WIDE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. B. 174, P. 29

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. VOL. 44, NO. 4, OCT. 1948, P. 351

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FORMERLY OWNED AND OPERATED BY LEROY F. FOSTER. SOME OF THIS TUFF IS USED LOCALLY AS PLASTER AGGREGATE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1994 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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