Blue Boy Quarry (Blue Boy Nos. 1 and 5), Silver Peak [1], Blackhawk District (Silver Reef District), San Bernardino County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Blue Boy Quarry (Blue Boy Nos. 1 and 5) | Quarry |
Silver Peak [1] | Peak |
Blackhawk District (Silver Reef District) | Mining District |
San Bernardino County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 20' 13'' North , 116° 46' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Big Bear City | 12,304 (2017) | 10.6km |
Big Bear Lake | 5,213 (2017) | 16.2km |
Lucerne Valley | 5,811 (2011) | 21.3km |
Running Springs | 4,862 (2011) | 33.9km |
Oak Glen | 638 (2011) | 35.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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First Class Miners | Yucca Valley, California | 40km |
Hi-Desert Rockhounds of Morongo Valley | Yucca Valley, California | 40km |
Yucaipa Valley Gem & Mineral Society | Yucaipa, California | 42km |
Mindat Locality ID:
88146
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:88146:2
GUID (UUID V4):
3ca578b7-c71f-475b-a8dc-0696279efdcb
A former limestone deposit/quarry located in sec. 21, T3N, R2E, SBM, 3.2 km (2.0 miles) E of Silver Peak [1] (coordinates of record) and about 10.8 km NE of Big Bear City (center), on National Forest land. Owned & operated by Partin Limestone Products, Inc. (100%), California (1990). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.
Local rocks include Carboniferous marine rocks, unit 1 (Western Mojave Desert).
Workings include unspecified surface openings (the MRDS file title infers a quarry operation; the topo map reflects a large shaded area of open cast mining activity labeled "mine" at this point).
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10264637 |
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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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