Gold Mountain Quartz Quarry (Ornamental Stone; Gold Mountain Ornamental Stone), Big Bear City, Bear Valley District, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 17' 16'' North , 116° 49' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Big Bear City | 12,304 (2017) | 3.2km |
Big Bear Lake | 5,213 (2017) | 8.8km |
Lucerne Valley | 5,811 (2011) | 21.4km |
Running Springs | 4,862 (2011) | 27.0km |
Oak Glen | 638 (2011) | 28.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
Club | Location | Distance |
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Yucaipa Valley Gem & Mineral Society | Yucaipa, California | 34km |
First Class Miners | Yucca Valley, California | 41km |
Hi-Desert Rockhounds of Morongo Valley | Yucca Valley, California | 41km |
Orange Belt Mineralogical Society | San Bernardino, California | 47km |
Valley Prospectors, Inc. | San Bernardino, California | 47km |
Mindat Locality ID:
88607
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:88607:8
GUID (UUID V4):
d69974c0-ced7-417b-8f55-2090ece712aa
A former stone (dimension) deposit/quarry located in sec. 12, T2N, R1E, SBM, 3.2 km (2.0 miles) NNE of Big Bear City (coordinates of record), on the lower E slope of Gold Mountain. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Local rocks include Quaternary alluvium and marine deposits.
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10188496 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- California
- San Bernardino MountainsMountain Range
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060710410