A stone (crushed/broken) deposit/pit located in sec. 12, T30S, R21E, MDM, 5.4 km (3.4 miles) WNW of McKittrick and NE of Reward. Owned & operated by Carl F. Twisselman II (100%), California (1990). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.

Local rocks include Miocene marine rocks.

Workings include unspecified surface openings (the USGS MRDS database file suggests a pit).

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References

(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060291241

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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