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Sand and Gravel (commodity) from
Pittsburg Sand Company Mine, Somersville, Contra Costa County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Commodity:Sand and Gravel (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Sand and Gravel (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pittsburg Sand Company Mine, Somersville, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1208533
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1208533:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Sand and Gravel (commodity)
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘRoberts Sand Company Mine (Black Diamond Mine), Nortonville, Contra Costa County, California, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Silica mine [1], Nortonville, Contra Costa County, California, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘAntioch-Marchio prospect, Antioch, Contra Costa County, California, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘPacific Cement and Aggregrates Quarry (Harrison-Birdwell - Pacific Cement and Aggregates Co.), Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘCowell Silver Sand Company, Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘSilica Company of California Mine, Brentwood, Contra Costa County, California, USA
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘUnknown Silica prospect [1], Tesla, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA
41.9km (26.0 miles) ⓘTesla Sand and Clay Company Mine, Tesla, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA
47.4km (29.4 miles) ⓘBlake Brothers Quarry (San Pablo), Point Richmond (The Point), Richmond, Contra Costa County, California, USA
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘGreenbrae Quarry, Greenbrae, Marin County, California, USA
 
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