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French Pete

Past Producer in San Diego county in California, United States with commodity Semiprecious Gemstone
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10164820
MAS/MILS ID 0060730112
Record type Site
Current site name French Pete
Alternate or previous names Carmelita Claim, Crest Gem, Elinor, Caliente Rare Ii Area

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.64615, 33.35255 (WGS84)
Elevation 1471
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Diego(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Warner Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Borrego Valley(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

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

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

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Diego

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 009 S 003 E 26 C E2SW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Semiprecious Gemstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.64615, 33.35255
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SINKANKAS, J., 1959, GEMSTONES OF N. AMERICA, P. 188.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. COUNTY REPORT 3, 1963, NO. 86,

  • Deposit

    P. 103; P. 280.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 106-82, 1982, FIG. 1,

  • Deposit

    P. 5.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-MAR-1991 Mayerle, Ronald T. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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