Sablon, California
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34°10′29″N 114°59′39″W / 34.17472°N 114.99417°W
Sablon is an abandoned town[1] located along Cadiz Road, at the ASTF Parker cutoff.[2][unreliable source] Sablon is part of San Bernardino County, California, and is in the Turtle Mountains of the Mojave Desert.[2] Sablon is 3 miles away from Johnsons Well.[citation needed]
History
[edit]A station along the Santa Fe line from Cadiz was established in 1909 and was originally called Rudolph.[3] In 1912 it was renamed to Sablon, after the Spanish "sablón" meaning "gravel".[3]
Geology
[edit]Sablon Mine is a gold and silver prospect in the surrounding desert.[4]
Local rocks near the mine include Precambrian igneous rock and metamorphic rock.[4]
Climate
[edit]Sablon Mine's local region is classified as a hot desert under the Köppen climate classification.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Encyclopædia Brittanica World Atlas 1940
- ^ a b "Summary Report Sablon" Geographic Names Information System, Jan 19 1981
- ^ a b Gudde, Erwin Gustav (1960). California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names. University of California Press.
- ^ a b c "Sablon Mine, Johnsons Well, Turtle Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA" mindat.org