Tolenas Springs Quarry, Fairfield, Solano County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Tolenas Springs Quarry | Quarry |
Fairfield | - not defined - |
Solano County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 18' 38'' North , 122° 3' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Fairfield | 112,970 (2017) | 6.9km |
Vacaville | 96,803 (2017) | 7.6km |
Suisun | 28,111 (2014) | 8.1km |
Green Valley | 1,625 (2011) | 11.5km |
Elmira | 188 (2011) | 13.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Vallejo Gem & Mineral Society | Vallejo, California | 29km |
Contra Costa Mineral & Gem Society | Concord, California | 37km |
Antioch Lapidary Club | Antioch, California | 40km |
Northern California Geological Society | Orinda, California | 49km |
Mindat Locality ID:
95627
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:95627:0
GUID (UUID V4):
325935f4-a2be-415c-a3ed-2d515aca1e32
A crushed/broken stone deposit/quarry located in the E½SE¼NW¼ sec. 2, T5N, R2W, MDM, 6.9 km (4.3 miles) N of Fairfield, just N of Tolenas Springs (spring), W of Interstate highway 80. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.
Local rocks include Upper Cretaceous marine rocks, unit 1 (Upper Great Valley Sequence).
Workings include unspecified surface openings (the topo map refrlects 1 quarry symbol labeled "quarry" at this point).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10165788 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Franciscan DomainDomain
- Great Valley BasinBasin
- Sacramento BasinBasin
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