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Try Google " Amboy Quad topo map" and variations thereof. Lots of hits. Will
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"Pierre A Plauzoles" <plauzolesp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hello.
>
> Two quesztions: 1/ SOme time back (probably in the vicinity of sixty to
> seventy years), the Los Angeles area (among others?), was covered by 15'
> and 6' topographic quadrangles. Of course, both are now history, but does
> anyone have copies in their archives? I realize that the L A Public
> Library most likely has the Sawtelle 6' Quad, but do they also have the
> 15' quad? I have consulted maps that are filed in the same area, and
> although there was at least one old map (dated before 1950) covering part
> of the West Los Angeles area on one of the cabinets, I don't think that
> Sawtelle was one of them. Curious, I checked the drawer but failed to
> find either one where they should have been filed.
>
> 2/ There was a rumor some two to four years ago, maybe a bit more,
> according to which a 1:100K geologic map of the Amboy 30x60' Quad was
> being prepared for presentation at a geological association meeting
> (AAPG?, GSA?, ...?) later that year. Is this in fact the case, or was I
> led to believe the Amboy, Califoronia quad was being done when it was in
> reality a quad of the same name in another state that was being done?
> Either way, I would appreciate someone telling me what is abailable in the
> area of Amboy, Amboy Crater and the Bullion and Marble Mountains in
> southern California's Mojave Desert. I just checked the USGS website, but
> all that is shown are the Lavic, Lavic SE and Ludlow 7.5" Quads (a little
> over ten miles west of my area of interest).
>
> Thank you for whatever input any of you may be able to share.
>
> Pierre A Plauzoles
> sphinxangelorum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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