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Kaiser-Santa Margarita pit (Kaiser-Santa Margarita Quarry; Southern Pacific Quarry; Walter B. Roselip Quarry), Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo County, California, USAi
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Kaiser-Santa Margarita pit (Kaiser-Santa Margarita Quarry; Southern Pacific Quarry; Walter B. Roselip Quarry)Pit
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 25' 12'' North , 120° 34' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Garden Farms386 (2011)3.1km
Santa Margarita1,259 (2014)4.7km
Atascadero29,819 (2017)11.8km
San Luis Obispo47,339 (2017)17.2km
Templeton7,674 (2011)18.8km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Central Coast Treasure Hunters AssociationSan Luis Obispo, California17km
San Luis Obispo Gem & Mineral ClubSan Luis Obispo, California17km
Santa Lucia RockhoundsPaso Robles, California25km
Mindat Locality ID:
91860
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:91860:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: CALIF. STATE MINING BUR. REPORT 21, 1925, P. 536-537.
Deposit:: CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 199, 1976, TABLE 8,
Deposit:: NO. 16, P. 40.
Deposit:: CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL PUBLICATION 103, 1990.
Commodities (Major) - Stone - Crushed/Broken
Development Status: Producer

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