Eastern Mojave Vegetation Dolomite Road, Inyo County, California  
 

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• California Highway 136:   at Dolomite Rd;  

Junction: California Highway 136

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• Owenyo - Lone Pine Road:   at Dolomite Rd;  

Junction: Owenyo - Lone Pine Road

 

 

Literature Cited:
- Reynolds, Robert E., and David R. Jessey, 2009.

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• Maps:   4 Apr 2009;

Locations: Dolomite.  

Dolomite

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Field Trip Day 3
Junction: Mine Access Road

Field Trip Stop 3-6 of the 2009 Desert Symposium (Reynolds and Jessey, 2009).

The Independence dikes cut the face of the metamorphosed limestone in the Paleozoic sedimentary section of the dolomite quarry. The narrow gauge Dolomite Railroad hauled the white calcium/magnesium carbonate rock to the C&C/N&C (later S. P.) railroad.

Other articles:
• California Highway 136:   at Dolomite Rd;  

Junction: California Highway 136
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Date and time this article was prepared: 11/3/2024 5:21:50 PM