Crystal Hill Deposits

Past Producer in Lassen county in California, United States with commodity Gemstone
Sections on this page
  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. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10139420
MRDS ID M009148
MAS/MILS ID 0060350112
Record type Site
Current site name Crystal Hill Deposits
Related records 10030766

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -120.01162, 39.85409 (WGS84)
Elevation 1585
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lassen(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Beckwourth Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Portola(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Honey-Eagle Lakes(hydrologic unit)

North Lahontan(hydrologic accounting unit)

North Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Lassen

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 023 N 018 E 18 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Primary

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEMS AND MINERALS SEPT 1966 P 16-19 CHILCOOT CALIF QUAD

  • Deposit

    ALSO SECTION 19 HWY 395 N FROM HALLELUJAH JUNCTION 7.5 MI E

  • Deposit

    DIRT RD 1.6 MI SMOKY QUARTZ AMETHYST CRYSTALS WORKED BY ROCK

  • Deposit

    COLLECTORS FOR A LONG TIME BUT IS NOW WORKED OUT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative California resources

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