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Silica from
Temescal Canyon pit (P. J. Weisel Industrial Sand deposit; Owens Illinois Glass Company; Corona Industrial Sand pit; Corona Silica Sand Company), El Cerrito, Riverside County, California, USA


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:'Silica' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Silica data
Locality Data:Click here to view Temescal Canyon pit (P. J. Weisel Industrial Sand deposit; Owens Illinois Glass Company; Corona Industrial Sand pit; Corona Silica Sand Company), El Cerrito, Riverside County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1095708
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1095708:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Silica
1.0km (0.6 miles) Coronita Ranch Sand deposit, El Cerrito, Riverside County, California, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) Corona Mine [2], El Cerrito, Riverside County, California, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) Smith Sand pit (Jones deposit; Sand deposit; Smith Silica pit; Hoag Ranch deposit), Corona, Riverside County, California, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) Jones Clay deposit (Jones deposit), El Cerrito, Riverside County, California, USA
7.3km (4.6 miles) Jackson & Havens deposit, Corona, Riverside County, California, USA
9.1km (5.6 miles) Nonhof deposit, Corona, Riverside County, California, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) White Prince deposit (Yellow Queen), Perris, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
18.1km (11.2 miles) Jurupa deposit (Jurupa Molding; Riverside Molding Sand), Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) Texas Mining Company Riverside Plant Mine (Texas Mining Company Riverside plant), Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) Stone & Alexander Quarry, Rubidoux, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
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