Monte Cristo Mine (West Vein lease), Monte Cristo Canyon, Acton, Acton District, Los Angeles County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Monte Cristo Mine (West Vein lease) | Mine |
Monte Cristo Canyon | Canyon |
Acton | - not defined - |
Acton District | Mining District |
Los Angeles County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 21' 11'' North , 118° 5' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Acton | 7,596 (2014) | 16.5km |
Vincent | 15,922 (2011) | 16.6km |
Altadena | 42,777 (2011) | 18.6km |
La Crescenta-Montrose | 19,653 (2011) | 19.2km |
La Cañada Flintridge | 20,246 (2011) | 19.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Mineralogical Society of Southern California | Pasadena, California | 23km |
Pasadena Lapidary Society | Pasadena, California | 23km |
Monrovia Rock Hounds Inc. | Monrovia, California | 24km |
Palmdale Gem & Mineral Club | Palmdale, California | 25km |
Woodland Hills Rock Chippers, Inc. | San Fernando Valley, California | 31km |
Mindat Locality ID:
81359
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:81359:5
GUID (UUID V4):
dc17d15c-a2f0-465c-9c1a-17e49fe07f4a
A Au-Mo prospect located in sec. 15, T3N, R12W, SBM, in the Monte Cristo Canyon, western San Gabriel Mountains, about 11½ miles SE of Acton.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Habit: Lath-like Description: Occurs as lath-shaped crystals to several cm hosted in anorthosite. |
ⓘ Albite var. Andesine Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] Habit: Lath-like Description: Occurs as lath-shaped crystals to several cm hosted in anorthosite. |
ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | var. Andesine | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America Plate
- Mojave DomainDomain
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate
USA
- California
- San Gabriel MountainsMountain Range
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