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Clay minerals from
Pacific Clay Products Company Mine (East pit; Plant No. 6), Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Pacific Clay Products Company Mine (East pit; Plant No. 6), Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:696723
Long-form Identifier:1:3:696723:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Clay minerals
1.9km (1.2 miles) Atlas Sewer Pipe Company prospect, Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles County, California, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) Gladding McBean-Pico pit, Pico Rivera, Los Angeles County, California, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) W. H. Russell property, Arroyo Pescadero Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) Simons Brick Company Mine, Commerce, Los Angeles County, California, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) Higgins Brick and Tile Company prospect, Monterey Park, Los Angeles County, California, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) Torrance Brick Company - Torr Plant No. 1 Mine, Lakewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) Simmons Brick Company-Boyle pit/plant, Downtown area, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) Davidson Brick Company, Mission Junction neighborhood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
19.4km (12.1 miles) R. Loynes Mine, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) Los Angeles Brick Company pit (Chevez Canyon yard), Angelino Heights, Echo Park District, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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