Dragi Mine, Sugarloaf Butte, Cedar Mountain Mining District, Alameda County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Dragi Mine | Mine |
Sugarloaf Butte | Table/Butte |
Cedar Mountain Mining District | Mining District |
Alameda County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 29' 59'' North , 121° 35' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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East Foothills | 8,269 (2011) | 24.4km |
Livermore | 88,126 (2017) | 25.9km |
Alum Rock | 15,536 (2018) | 26.0km |
Sunol | 913 (2011) | 28.7km |
Diablo Grande | 826 (2017) | 29.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Livermore Valley Lithophiles | Livermore, California | 26km |
Santa Clara Valley Gem & Mineral Society | San Jose, California | 33km |
Mineral & Gem Society of Castro Valley | Hayward, California | 48km |
Peninsula Gem & Geology Society, Inc. | Los Altos, California | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
73367
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:73367:9
GUID (UUID V4):
e6c2f73c-f37d-4c4b-8946-fe27ea89085b
A former Mn or magnesite occurrence/mine located in the NW¼ sec. 18, T5S, R4E, MDM, 5.0 km (3.1 miles) SE of Sugarloaf Butte (coordinates of record) and 6.9 km (4.3 miles) SSE of Cedar Mountain (coordinates of record), W of Fairchild Gulch and S of Eylar Canyon, on private land. Owned by Otto E. Biel (1950). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters. NOTE: One USGS MRDS database file states that this is a Mn occurrence, the other MRDS file indicates that it is a magnesite occurrence. Data sufficient to clarify the conundrum are lacking.
Local rocks include rocks of the Franciscan melange.
Production was less than 149 tons.
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10109087 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Franciscan DomainDomain
USA
- California
- Diablo RangeMountain Range
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