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Silica from
Western Silica Company Mine (Clayton; Western Silica Company Clayton; Muroc), Lake Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Western Silica Company Mine (Clayton; Western Silica Company Clayton; Muroc), Lake Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:700559
Long-form Identifier:1:3:700559:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Silica
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘQuartz Hill Mine (Quartz Mountain Mine), Quartz Hill Ridge, Quartz Hill, Los Angeles County, California, USA
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘJoslin prospect, Green Valley, Sierra Pelona Mts (Sierra Pelona Range), Los Angeles County, California, USA
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘOro Grande Silica Quarry, Oro Grande, Oro Grande Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
46.4km (28.9 miles) ⓘRiverside Cement Company Quarry (Shay Quarry), Oro Grande, Oro Grande Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘDuncan deposit, Acton, Acton District, Los Angeles County, California, USA
46.9km (29.2 miles) ⓘAtlas Silica Quarry (Western Refractories Company; Atlas; Atlas deposit), Oro Grande, Oro Grande Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
47.4km (29.4 miles) ⓘCaliproducts Mine, Acton, Acton District, Los Angeles County, California, USA
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘQuartzite Mountain Quarry [2] (Quartzite Mtn Quarry), Quartzite Mountain, Oro Grande Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘSuperior Silica Quarry, Oro Grande, Oro Grande Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘOhio Mine, Soledad Canyon, Acton, Acton District, Los Angeles County, California, USA
References
Gay, T.E. and Hoffman, S.R. (1954) Mines and mineral deposits of Los Angeles County, California. California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division of Mines (Report 50): 50(3&4): No. 285, p. 709
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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