Morro Rock Quarry

Producer in San Luis Obispo county in California, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10237927
MAS/MILS ID 0060790096
Record type Site
Current site name Morro Rock Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -120.86708, 35.36887 (WGS84)
Elevation 3
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Luis Obispo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Morro Bay South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Luis Obispo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Luis Obispo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Luis Obispo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 029 S 010 E 26 California

Comments on the location information

  • PIT IS LOCATED ON AN ISLAND AT THE ENTRANCE OF MORRO BAY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -120.86708, 35.36887

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. STATE MINING BUR. REPORT 15, 1919, P. 723.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-AUG-1992 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative California resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.