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Jack Rabbit Flat Quarry, Blue Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 52' 1'' North , 122° 42' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.86694,-122.70000
GeoHash:
G#: 9r28rzse4
GRN:
N28W67
Type:
Quarry
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Trinity Center267 (2011)12.9km
French Gulch346 (2011)19.2km
Lewiston1,193 (2011)19.9km
Coffee Creek217 (2011)24.7km
Weaverville3,600 (2011)25.4km
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ClubLocationDistance
Shasta Gem & Mineral SocietyRedding, California41km
Mindat Locality ID:
92702
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:92702:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A pumice mine located in sec. 25, T35N, R2W, MDM, 9.0 km (5.6 miles) WSW of Blue Mountain (coordinates of record), along Van Ness Creek, on U.S. Bureau of Reclamation land (Clair Engle Lake) and National Forest land. Owner-Operator was Fruit Growers Supply, California (1991). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.

Local rocks include carboniferous marine rocks, unit 4 (Eastern Klamath Mountains).

Workings include surface openings (pit).

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Link to USGS MRDS:10262356

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References

(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060890648
California Division of Mines and Geology Active Mines Database (1991)
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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