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Jackson Valley Quarry, Buena Vista, Amador County, California, USAi
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Jackson Valley QuarryQuarry
Buena VistaCensus-designated Place
Amador CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 18' 17'' North , 120° 57' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.30472,-120.96083
GeoHash:
G#: 9qcczmpj0
GRN:
N26W69
Type:
Quarry
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Camanche Village847 (2011)4.0km
Buena Vista429 (2011)4.3km
Ione7,000 (2017)5.9km
Camanche North Shore979 (2017)6.7km
Wallace403 (2011)12.4km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Amador County Gem & Mineral SocietySutter Creek, California17km
Calaveras Gem & Mineral SocietyAngels Camp, California45km
Stockton Lapidary & Mineral ClubStockton, California48km
El Dorado County Mineral and Gem SocietyPlacerville, California49km
Gold Country Treasure SeekersPlacerville, California49km
Mindat Locality ID:
73701
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:73701:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A stone (crushed/broken) located in sec. 11, T5N, R9E, MDM, 4.3 km (2.7 miles) WNW of Buwena Vista, on the N side of Jackson Valley. Owned & operated by Claude C. Wood Co. (1989). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.

Local rocks include Miocene nonmarine rocks.

Workings include surface openings.

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Link to USGS MRDS:10114109

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References

(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060050695
California Division of Mines and Geology (1990), Mines and mineral producers active in California (1988-89), California Department of Conservation, Division of Mines and Geology, Special Publication 103.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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