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Clay minerals from
Castaic Quarry (Southern California Brick Company; Castaic Brick Company), Castaic, Sierra Pelona Mts (Sierra Pelona Range), Los Angeles County, California, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Clay minerals' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Clay minerals data
Locality Data:Click here to view Castaic Quarry (Southern California Brick Company; Castaic Brick Company), Castaic, Sierra Pelona Mts (Sierra Pelona Range), Los Angeles County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:693514
Long-form Identifier:1:3:693514:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Clay minerals
20.1km (12.5 miles) Paradise deposit, Humphreys, Los Angeles County, California, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) Unnamed Clay deposit (1), Kagel Canyon, Los Angeles County, California, USA
36.5km (22.7 miles) San Fernando Valley Tile Kilns Mine, North Hills, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
39.2km (24.3 miles) Mission Brick Company pit, Van Nuys, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) AP group and APB group, Acton, Acton District, Los Angeles County, California, USA
42.7km (26.5 miles) Acton Clay project, Acton, Acton District, Los Angeles County, California, USA
43.9km (27.3 miles) Kanan Road roadcut No. 3, Agoura Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
44.4km (27.6 miles) Anderson & Hardison Pressed Brick Co., Santa Paula, Ventura County, California, USA
52.4km (32.6 miles) Malibu Potteries Mine, Kellers Shelter, Monte Nido, Los Angeles County, California, USA
53.7km (33.4 miles) Webb deposit, Tropico Hill, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
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