The exact nature of this "area" is unknown. There are no towns with either name. Presumably, these are street, road or other names in the Big Bend Mountain area, along the Feather River.

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ⓘ 'Soapstone'

Locality: McClean Mine, Intake - Blinzig area, Feather River, Butte County, California, USA

Description: Occurs in substantial amounts.

References:

Logan, Clarence August (1928), Tuolumne County, Butte County: California Mining Bureau. Report 24: 210

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

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California
- Butte County
  - Feather River
    - Intake - Blinzig area
      - McClean Mine

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Sierra NevadaMountain Range

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