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Rockaway Mine, Rockaway Beach, San Mateo County, California, USAi
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Rockaway BeachBeach
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Calcite Group

Rockaway Mine, Rockaway Beach, San Mateo County, California, USA
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Calcite Group

Rockaway Mine, Rockaway Beach, San Mateo County, California, USA
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Calcite Group

Rockaway Mine, Rockaway Beach, San Mateo County, California, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 36' 41'' North , 122° 29' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.61139,-122.49417
GeoHash:
G#: 9q8vuwfqp
GRN:
N26W69
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pacifica39,260 (2017)0.7km
San Bruno43,185 (2017)7.6km
Colma1,520 (2017)7.9km
Montara2,909 (2011)7.9km
Broadmoor4,176 (2011)8.4km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
San Francisco Gem and Mineral Society, Inc.San Francisco, California19km
Sequoia Gem and Mineral SocietyRedwood City, California27km
East Bay Mineral and Lapidary ClubHayward, California36km
Mineral & Gem Society of Castro ValleyHayward, California37km
Northern California Geological SocietyOrinda, California40km
Mindat Locality ID:
92086
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:92086:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Ca deposit/mine located in the center NW¼SW¼ sec. 2, T4S, R6W, MDM, 0.3 km (1,100 feet) NNE of Rockaway Beach, on private land. May be the Marks Materials Inc. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.

Workings include unspecified surface openings.

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Link to USGS MRDS:10077441

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Pacific PlateTectonic Plate

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References

U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS): file #0060810052.
Davis, Fenelon Francis (1955), Mines and mineral resources of San Mateo County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology (Report 51): 51(4): 436-437, 450, Pl. 5.
Oakeshott, Gordon Blaisdell and staff (1959), Fifty-fifth annual report of the State Mineralogist: California Division Mines & Geology (Report 55): 195.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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