Unnamed Amphibole occurrence [1], Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Unnamed Amphibole occurrence [1] | Occurrence |
Santa Rita Peak | Peak |
San Benito County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 19' 58'' North , 120° 37' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Three Rocks | 246 (2011) | 27.6km |
Coalinga | 16,564 (2017) | 31.5km |
Cantua Creek | 466 (2011) | 32.8km |
San Lucas | 269 (2015) | 42.7km |
San Ardo | 517 (2015) | 43.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Coalinga Rockhound Society | Coalinga, California | 32km |
Mindat Locality ID:
211706
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:211706:8
GUID (UUID V4):
35438b96-24bf-4c92-b728-6bd06c021e8f
An occurrence located in the SE¼SW¼ (?) sec. 25, T18S, R12E, MDM, about 1.5 km (0.9 mile) SSW of Santa Rita Peak (coordinates of record), on the upper part of a densely wooded hill a little more than ½ mile WSW of the California (Dallas) Gem Mine.
NOTE: The geographic coordinates presented are for a prospect pit symbol near the top of a hill about the stated distance from the gem mine.
Mineralization is hosted in a mass of soda-syenite.
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Ferro-hornblende Formula: ◻Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 Description: Occurs as bladed crystals in a mass of soda-syenite. References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Ferro-hornblende | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Ferro-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Ferro-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Ferro-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Ferro-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Ferro-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Ferro-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Franciscan DomainDomain
USA
- California
- Diablo RangeMountain Range
- San Benito County
- New Idria Mining DistrictMining District
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