Place	Population	Distance
Whittier	87,438 (2017)	0.0km
South Whittier	57,156 (2015)	3.3km
West Whittier-Los Nietos	25,540 (2011)	3.4km
Pico Rivera	64,218 (2017)	5.9km
Santa Fe Springs	18,026 (2017)	6.0km

Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities

Club	Location	Distance
Whittier Gem and Mineral Society, Inc.	Whittier, California	0km
North Orange County Gem & Mineral Society	La Habra, California	10km
Faceters Guild of Southern California	Buena Park, California	13km
Delvers Gem & Mineral Society	Bellflower, California	13km
Route 66 Gold Miners Inc	Brea, California	14km

Mindat Locality ID:

224010

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:224010:0

GUID (UUID V4):

A city.

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ⓘ 'Clay minerals'

Locality: W. H. Russell property, Arroyo Pescadero Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA

References:

California Journal of Mines and Geology (1937), map of mines and oil fields of Los Angeles County (Report 33): 33: Map No. 52

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Unclassified
ⓘ	'Clay minerals'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

Localities in this Region

USA

California
- Los Angeles County
  - Whittier
    - Arroyo Pescadero Park
      - W. H. Russell property
    - Whittier Oil Field

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent

North America Plate

California BorderlandAccretionary Complex
Franciscan DomainDomain
Los Angeles basinBasin
Southern California Borderland BasinsBasin

Pacific PlateTectonic Plate

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