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Unidentified Mine

Prospect in Fresno county in California, United States with commodity Chromium
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097286
MRDS ID M100124
Record type Site
Current site name Unidentified Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.40846, 36.94077 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Assumed Spot Sect. 25
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Fresno

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 011S 023E 25 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.40846, 36.94077
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Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Thickness 0.05M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF WATTS VALLEY OCCUR ON THE EASTERN LIMB OF A SYNCLINAL, NE PLUNGING ULTRAMAFIC SILL. THE EASTERN LIMB, KNOWN AS HOG MTN, IS A LITTLE OVER A MILE WIDE, WHILE THE WESTERN LIMB, WHICH FORMS RED MTN, AVERAGES 3 MILES WIDE. THE TWO LIMBS JOIN TO THE NW AND TOGETHER FORM A DISCONTINUOUS TRIANGULAR EXPOSURE OF PERIDOTITE 10 MILES LONG AND 8 MILES WIDE ACROSS THE BASE

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Watts Valley Area

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M100124

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CDMG BULL 134, P. 84

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-80 Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.) U.S. Geological Survey