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Lava Point Quarry, Red Apple, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USAi
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Lava Point QuarryQuarry
Red Apple- not defined -
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 10' 30'' North , 120° 21' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Avery646 (2011)3.6km
Forest Meadows1,249 (2015)4.9km
Arnold3,843 (2011)8.9km
Murphys2,213 (2015)10.4km
Fort Jones643 (2006)10.9km
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ClubLocationDistance
Calaveras Gem & Mineral SocietyAngels Camp, California20km
Amador County Gem & Mineral SocietySutter Creek, California46km
Mindat Locality ID:
75478
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:75478:8
GUID (UUID V4):
d02bf184-e770-4646-ac7d-494d4923949d


A stone deposit/quarry located in the NW¼ sec. 29, T4N, R15E, MDM, 2.7 km (1.7 miles) E of Red Apple, on the upper E slope of Rattlesnake Hill, on National Forest land (3 miles SSW of Avery Post Office). Operated during the period 1951-1952. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.

Product is a very hard rhyolite stained and colored by groundwater. Local rocks include Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 4 (Western Sierra Nevada).

Workings include surface openings comprised of a quarry 60 feet long and 15 feet high at the face. The rock was blasted and hand trimmed.

Product was marketed as wallrock and garden stone.

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