Lone Hill Quarry (Mirasson Brothers Quarry), Lone Hill, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Lone Hill Quarry (Mirasson Brothers Quarry) | Quarry |
Lone Hill | Hill |
San Jose | - not defined - |
Santa Clara County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 14' 36'' North , 121° 54' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Cambrian Park | 3,282 (2018) | 2.3km |
Campbell | 41,117 (2017) | 6.0km |
Los Gatos | 30,705 (2017) | 6.0km |
Communications Hill | 11,267 (2019) | 7.0km |
Monte Sereno | 3,556 (2017) | 7.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Santa Clara Valley Gem & Mineral Society | San Jose, California | 11km |
Peninsula Gem & Geology Society, Inc. | Los Altos, California | 24km |
Santa Cruz Mineral and Gem Society | Santa Cruz, California | 32km |
Sequoia Gem and Mineral Society | Redwood City, California | 39km |
Mineral & Gem Society of Castro Valley | Hayward, California | 50km |
Mindat Locality ID:
92267
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:92267:1
GUID (UUID V4):
bab5d59b-6a5e-461c-8758-616c57c29321
A former stone deposit/quarry and thunder egg bed located in the S½SW¼SW¼ sec. 7, T8S, R1E, MDM, in the Cambrian neighborhood of San Jose, W of Camden Avenue and S of highway 85, on private land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.
Local rocks include Quaternary alluvium and marine deposits.
Workings include unspecified surface openings.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Occurs as paramorphs after Tridymite in rhyolite. References: |
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10077477 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Coast MountainsMountain Range
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- Franciscan DomainDomain
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