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Pack Saddle claim, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 36' 35'' North , 115° 36' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.60990,-115.60590
GRN:
N24W68
Type:
Claim
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Twentynine Palms26,025 (2017)66.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
210385
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:210385:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A REE occurrence/claim located in T6N, R13E, SBM.

NOTE: This locality is not listed in the USGS MRDS database. The geographic coordinates presented are the coordinates of record for the center of section 15 of the township (approximate center of the township). This places the locality in the vicinity of Windy Point in the Bristol Mountains, either on the southern tip of those mountains on the western side of the valley (Orange Blossom Wash), or in the middle of the Marble Mountains, on the eastern side of the valley.

Mineralization is hosted in granitic rocks.

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References

Walker, G.W., et al (1956), Radioactive deposits in California: California Division Mines Special Report 49: 13
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 272.
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