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Guadalupe Lime Company, New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USAi
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Guadalupe Lime Company- not defined -
New Almaden- not defined -
New Almaden Mining DistrictMining District
Santa Clara CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 12' 2'' North , 121° 53' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cambrian Park3,282 (2018)7.1km
Los Gatos30,705 (2017)7.9km
Lexington Hills2,421 (2011)8.3km
Monte Sereno3,556 (2017)9.8km
Communications Hill11,267 (2019)10.3km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Santa Clara Valley Gem & Mineral SocietySan Jose, California15km
Santa Cruz Mineral and Gem SocietySanta Cruz, California28km
Peninsula Gem & Geology Society, Inc.Los Altos, California28km
Sequoia Gem and Mineral SocietyRedwood City, California44km
Mindat Locality ID:
92249
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:92249:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Ca deposit/mine located in the S½SW¼SW¼ sec. 29, T8S, R1E, MDM, about 6.4 km WNW of New Almaden, W of the Guadalupe Reservoir dam and Guadalupe Creek. A second pit is located nearby. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.

Local rocks include rocks of the Franciscan Complex, unit 1 (Coast Ranges).

Workings include unspecified surface openings (the topo map reflects 1 pit symbol at this point).

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Link to USGS MRDS:10077471

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