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Clay minerals from
Paradise deposit, Humphreys, Los Angeles County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
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 Paradise deposit, Humphreys, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:694364
Long-form Identifier:1:3:694364:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Clay minerals
13.0km (8.1 miles) Unnamed Clay deposit (1), Kagel Canyon, Los Angeles County, California, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) Castaic Quarry (Southern California Brick Company; Castaic Brick Company), Castaic, Sierra Pelona Mts (Sierra Pelona Range), Los Angeles County, California, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) AP group and APB group, Acton, Acton District, Los Angeles County, California, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) Mission Brick Company pit, Van Nuys, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) Acton Clay project, Acton, Acton District, Los Angeles County, California, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) San Fernando Valley Tile Kilns Mine, North Hills, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
37.1km (23.1 miles) J. Jensen deposit, Windsor Square, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
40.9km (25.4 miles) K & K Mine, Angelino Heights, Echo Park District, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
41.0km (25.5 miles) Los Angeles Brick Company pit (Chevez Canyon yard), Angelino Heights, Echo Park District, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
41.3km (25.7 miles) Gladding-McBean-Santa Monica pit, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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