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Diatomite from
Riewerts deposit, Bradley, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Type:Diatomite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diatomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Riewerts deposit, Bradley, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:709062
Long-form Identifier:1:3:709062:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diatomite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘGreat Lakes Carbon Corp. prospect, Bradley, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey County, California, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘCalifornia Kieselguhr Company Mine, Bradley, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey County, California, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘJens deposit (1), Bradley, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey County, California, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed diatomite prospect [3], Lake Nacimiento, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Diatomite occurrence [1], Bryson, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey County, California, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘOakdale Ranch, Bryson, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey County, California, USA
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘKing City deposit, King City, Monterey County, California, USA
62.4km (38.8 miles) ⓘSan Luis Range Diatomite Mine, Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
63.3km (39.3 miles) ⓘIncello Company property (Thompson Reid Estate; U.S. Refractories Company), Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
65.0km (40.4 miles) ⓘFerrell deposit, Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
References
Hart, E.W. (1966) Mines and mineral resources of Monterey County, California. California Division Mines and Geology County Report 5, 142 pp.: 40.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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