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Vanderburg - Katerina Pegmatite

Producer in San Diego county in California, United States with commodities Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Lithium, Gemstone
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  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 10107744
MRDS ID D001787
Record type Site
Current site name Vanderburg - Katerina Pegmatite

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.08419, 33.36672 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Diego(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pala(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oceanside(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Santa Ana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Luis Rey-Escondido(hydrologic unit)

Laguna-San Diego Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Diego

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
Tantalum Critical Primary
Lithium Critical Primary
Gemstone Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore
Lepidolite Ore
Spodumene Ore

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: US

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JAHNS, R. H., AND WRIGHT, L. A., 1951, GEM - AND LITHIUM - BEARING PEGMATITES OF THE PALA DISTRICT, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, CALIF. DIV. MINES SPEC. REPT. 7 -

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PRODUCTION OF LEPIDOLITE, SPODUMENE, AND BERYL ONLY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1975 Parker, Raymond L. 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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