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Chihuahua

Occurrence in Tulare county in California, United States with commodity Lead
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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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095248
MRDS ID M020958
Record type Site
Current site name Chihuahua
Related records 10238345

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.54454, 36.44163 (WGS84)
Elevation 3200
Relative position ON RIDGE BETWEEN LALCE AND ROCK GORGE CANYONS, 2 MILES EAST OF MINERAL KING

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tulare(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mineral King(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Three Rivers(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fresno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Kern(hydrologic unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sequoia National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Tulare

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 017S 031E 13 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.54454, 36.44163
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip 75 S
    Thickness 0.3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 45.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • 150 FT. CROSSCUT ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 : LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 708

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J.G., 1958 ; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TULARE COUNTY, CA.; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 54 , NO. 3 , DIV. OF MINES, P. 457

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W.B., 1919 : TULARE COUNTY ; 15TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 949 .

Reporter information

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

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Authoritative California resources

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