Christen Quarry, Pacheco, Contra Costa County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Christen Quarry | Quarry |
Pacheco | - not defined - |
Contra Costa County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 58' 31'' North , 122° 4' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Pacheco | 3,685 (2011) | 1.0km |
Pleasant Hill | 34,810 (2017) | 3.2km |
Concord | 128,667 (2017) | 3.5km |
Vine Hill | 3,761 (2011) | 4.3km |
Contra Costa Centre | 5,364 (2017) | 5.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Contra Costa Mineral & Gem Society | Concord, California | 3km |
Northern California Geological Society | Orinda, California | 14km |
Vallejo Gem & Mineral Society | Vallejo, California | 22km |
Antioch Lapidary Club | Antioch, California | 23km |
Mineral & Gem Society of Castro Valley | Hayward, California | 34km |
Mindat Locality ID:
76623
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:76623:3
GUID (UUID V4):
fd9cdc8e-1f80-4e34-9d57-b17a141572d8
A stone deposit located in the center of sec. 34, T2N, R2W, MDM, 1.0 km (0.6 mile; 3,200 feet) SSE of Pacheco. Operated by J. M. Christen. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters. The rock has been used occasionally for macadamizing the roads in that district. Idle at the time of the USGS visit.
Local rocks include Oligocene marine rocks and/or Miocene marine rocks.
Workings include surface openings comprised of a quarry operation.
Commodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10029581 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Franciscan DomainDomain
- Sonoma-Livermore BasinBasin
USA
- California
- Diablo RangeMountain Range
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