Vollmer Prospect

Prospect in San Luis Obispo county in California, United States with commodity Manganese
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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10164849
MRDS ID M020172
MAS/MILS ID 0060790026
Record type Site
Current site name Vollmer Prospect
Alternate or previous names Quintano Prospect
Related records 10033573

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -120.83018, 35.43717 (WGS84)
Elevation 123
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Luis Obispo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Morro Bay North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Luis Obispo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Luis Obispo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central Coastal(hydrologic unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Luis Obispo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 029 S 011 E 06 NE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -120.83018, 35.43717

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1918

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ernest Vollmer
    Home office California
    Year 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES BULLETIN 152, 1950, P. 240.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 5579, 1960, P. 44.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-AUG-1992 Ridenour, James 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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