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Steele Ranch Magnesite

Occurrence in San Luis Obispo county in California, United States with commodity Magnesite
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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. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10189289
MAS/MILS ID 0060790282
Record type Site
Current site name Steele Ranch Magnesite
Alternate or previous names Steele Ranch

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -120.47347, 35.14558 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(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

Tar Spring Ridge(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 032 S 014 E California

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED 7 MI. NE OF ARROYO GRANDE; DEPOSIT IS OF CONSIDERABLE SIZE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -120.47347, 35.14558
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 31, 1935, P. 426.

  • Deposit

    MINOBRAS, 1973, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS,

  • Deposit

    P. 92.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-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.

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Authoritative California resources

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