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8 West Quarry, Lebec, Gorman District, Tehachapi Mountains, Kern County, California, USAi
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8 West Quarry- not defined -
Lebec- not defined -
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 49' 34'' North , 118° 45' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lebec1,468 (2011)9.4km
Frazier Park2,691 (2011)16.6km
Lake of the Woods917 (2011)21.3km
Stallion Springs2,488 (2011)31.2km
Mettler136 (2011)32.5km
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ClubLocationDistance
Tehachapi Valley Gem & Mineral SocietyTehachapi, California44km
Mindat Locality ID:
79777
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:79777:4
GUID (UUID V4):
53bf224d-5a18-4b75-b3ec-068f8b63874b


A former Fe deposit/mine located in sec. 36, T9N, R18W, SBM, 9.2 km (5.7 miles) E of Lebec. Owned & operated by the General Portland Cement Company, Lebec, California (1981). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.

Local rocks include limestone of probable Paleozoic or Mesozoic age.

Workings include unspecified surface openings (the USGS MRDS database file indicates a quarry - should probably be an open cast mine with a commodity of Fe).

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Link to USGS MRDS:10115098

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