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Mcfarland Chromite

Prospect in Santa Clara county in California, United States with commodity Chromium
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10189944
MAS/MILS ID 0060850242
Record type Site
Current site name Mcfarland Chromite

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -121.67522, 36.98272 (WGS84)
Elevation 518
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santa Clara(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Watsonville East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Monterey(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Monterey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pajaro(hydrologic unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Santa Clara

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 011 S 003 E California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -121.67522, 36.98272
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-MAR-1981 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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