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San Rafael Rock Quarry

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Although the McNear Brickyard had been there since 1870, the land upon which the quarry now stands stayed a dairy farm for longer. Hard rock quarrying began in 1929. Trouble began in 1972, when conflicting reports and general confusion about quarry operations threatened the quarry, which indicated it
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metamorphic sandstone, alongside shale. The main quarry bowl is approximately 1,800 feet (550 m) wide from west to east, and 800 feet (240 m) wide from south to north, and has a maximum depth of 250 feet (76 m) below sea level. A seasonal pond can form at the bottom of the pit during
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The Quarry has been reclaiming used mine land, specifically into wetlands. They are currently in the process of reclaiming a 7-acre tract of previously mined land. They have also been working to preserve the existing wetland west of the quarry.
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would shut down in 1993 as a result. The county subsequently rezoned the land, but the quarry stayed, operating as a nonconforming use which it still does today. The quarry was previously called the "Bull Quarry"
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As of June 1914, the quarry produced an average of 2500 tons per day. Much of the rock is a hard, bluish,
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Mines and mineral resources of the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Marin, Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo
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San Rafael Rock Quarry Amended Reclamation Plan and Amended Surface Mining and Quarrying Permit
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San Rafael Rock Quarry is located in California
San Rafael
37°59′12″N 122°27′11″W / 37.9868°N 122.4531°W / 37.9868; -122.4531 (San Rafael Rock Quarry)
Granite
Basalt
Limestone
Sandstone
Gravel
https://www.sanrafaelrockquarry.com/
San Rafael, California
Novato
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Larkspur
San Pedro Peninsula
McNear's Beach
Franciscan
"Local Projects"
"The Quarry Quandry"
"San Rafael Rock Quarry begins reclamation project"
"POINT SAN PEDRO ROAD COALITION v. San Rafael Rock Quarry, Inc"


Mines and mineral resources of the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Marin, Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo
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1558896W
"FAQs"
San Rafael Rock Quarry Amended Reclamation Plan and Amended Surface Mining and Quarrying Permit
"San Rafael Rock Quarry To Begin Reclamation"
"San Rafael Rock Quarry Wetlands"

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