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Simons Brick Company property, El Centro, Imperial County, California, USAi
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El Centro- not defined -
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 45' 48'' North , 115° 34' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
El Centro43,956 (2017)3.6km
Heber4,275 (2011)6.1km
Imperial17,095 (2017)9.4km
Seeley1,739 (2011)10.7km
Calexico40,053 (2017)12.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
77156
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:77156:3
GUID (UUID V4):
4ad987b4-18a5-4c42-86ad-51607c0b3159


A clay occurrence located 3.5 km (2.2 miles) SW of El Centro center, S of Interstate highway 8, between Dahlia Canal on the E and Lotus Canal on the W. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.

Mineralization is a sedimentary clay deposit hosted in the Borrego Formation (lake sediments, Holocene clay & mud). Local rocks include Quaternary alluvium and marine deposits.

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