Simons Brick Company Mine, Commerce, Los Angeles County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Simons Brick Company Mine | Mine |
Commerce | - not defined - |
Los Angeles County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 59' 48'' North , 118° 8' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Commerce | 13,081 (2017) | 2.3km |
Montebello | 63,921 (2017) | 3.1km |
Bell Gardens | 43,106 (2017) | 3.8km |
Pico Rivera | 64,218 (2017) | 3.8km |
East Los Angeles | 126,496 (2011) | 4.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Whittier Gem and Mineral Society, Inc. | Whittier, California | 10km |
Southern California Paleontological Society | Los Angeles, California | 12km |
Delvers Gem & Mineral Society | Bellflower, California | 13km |
Mineralogical Society of Southern California | Pasadena, California | 17km |
Pasadena Lapidary Society | Pasadena, California | 17km |
Mindat Locality ID:
81454
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:81454:9
GUID (UUID V4):
e98e2025-2517-460b-845f-46aa6d391723
A former clay occurrence/claim/mine located in sec. 15, T2S, R12W, SBM, MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is . Mineral location is also in sec. 16.
NOTE: USGS MRDS database file #10076835 presents geographic coordinates placing this locality near Bissell, Kern County but presents T&R values consistent with MRDS file #10211937, both placing the locality in Los Angeles County. The latter MRDS file presents geographic coordinates placing it in Los Angeles County as well. Both MRDS files present the primary reference as one pertaining to Los Angeles County; therefore, the data for Los Angels County is used in this Mindat file.
Mineralization is a sedimentary clay deposit. Local rocks include Quaternary alluvium and marine deposits.
Workings include unspecified surface openings.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Clay minerals' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Unclassified | |||
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ⓘ | 'Clay minerals' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10076835 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America Plate
- Franciscan DomainDomain
- Los Angeles basinBasin
- Southern California Borderland BasinsBasin
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060290126