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Sand Ridge Preserve Mine, Di Giorgio, Kern County, California, USAi
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Sand Ridge Preserve MineMine
Di Giorgio- not defined -
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 17' 56'' North , 118° 48' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.29889,-118.80194
GRN:
N24W70
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Edmundson Acres279 (2011)8.0km
Fuller Acres991 (2011)10.0km
Arvin20,876 (2017)10.3km
Lamont15,120 (2011)11.1km
Weedpatch2,658 (2011)12.3km
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ClubLocationDistance
Kern County Mineral SocietyBakersfield, California21km
San Joaquin Valley Lapidary SocietyBakersfield, California21km
Tehachapi Valley Gem & Mineral SocietyTehachapi, California37km
Mindat Locality ID:
80462
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:80462:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former silica occurrence/mine located in sec. 19, T30S, R30E, MDM, 6.6 km (4.1 miles) NE of Di Giorgio, ESE of Bakersfield. Owned & operated by The Nature Conservency (100%), California (1990). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.

Local rocks include Quaternary alluvium and marine deposits.

Workings include unspecified surface openings.

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References

(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060291231
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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