Pine Flat Road area, Bonny Doon, Santa Cruz County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Pine Flat Road area | Area |
| Bonny Doon | - not defined - |
| Santa Cruz County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 4' 31'' North , 122° 8' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
210629
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:210629:1
GUID (UUID V4):
990bf4b6-b887-4ddd-af9b-b6ae55551a36
An occurrence located near Pine Flat Road and Paradise Park (?).
NOTE: Pine Flat Road connects the town of Bonny Doon with the foot of Ben Lomond Mountain near its S end. It does not approach anywhere near Paradise Park (town), which is to the S and E. The description may refer to a second, or multiple occurrences. The geographic coordinates provided are arbitrary to a point along Pine Flat Road to set the occurrence in a spatial perspective.
Mineralization occurs hosted in a gabbro body.
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3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cummingtonite Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 Colour: Colorless Description: Occurs as microscopic patches and fibrous, radiating aggregates in the gabbro. References: |
| ⓘ 'Hypersthene' Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3 Description: Comprises up to 10% of the gabbro body. References: |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 Description: Abundant in the gabbro. References: |
| ⓘ Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O Habit: Euhedral, prismatic Description: Crystals to 4 mm in the gabbro. References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Cummingtonite | 9.DE.05 | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Hypersthene' | - | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Cummingtonite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cummingtonite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Cummingtonite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Cummingtonite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America Plate
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate
USA
- California
- Santa Cruz MountainsMountain Range
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