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Granite has been quarried from Ben Lomond Mountain in the past. The rock, which is classified as quartz diorite, is a fair building material but is not being used at present.
There is a deposit of granite on Branciforte Creek in Sec. 29, T. 10 S., R. 1 W., which is said to present a face 700 feet high, from which large blocks could be easily quarried for rip-rap or similar use. The rock is reported to be of excellent quality, and transportation would not be difficult. It is undeveloped.
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The Mineral Survey of Santa Cruz County was printed in the Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce Annual Report, 1926. Reproduced by permission of the Santa Cruz Area Chamber of Commerce.
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