Santa Ana Mountains, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Santa Ana Mountains | Mountain Range |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° North , 117° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~20km
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Mindat Locality ID:
211937
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:211937:6
GUID (UUID V4):
f4bc74e8-aca4-4f95-bd8e-d0d454f83ce2
A mountain range. A short peninsular range extending for approximately 61 miles (98 km) SE of the Los Angeles Basin, mostly along the border between Orange and Riverside Counties.
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| ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 84. |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 82. |
| ⓘ Arcanite (TL) Formula: K2SO4 Type Locality: Habit: Pseudo-hexagonal due to twinning. Description: Found as yellow crystals in a pine railroad tie in Tunnel #1. Reference: Eakle (1908) Bull. Dept. of Geology, Univ. of California: 5: 232. Frondel, C. (1950) Amer. Min.: 35: 596. Palache et al (1951) Dana's Sys. Min., 7th. ed.: 400. |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 Locality: Trabuco Mine (Trabuco Tin Mine), Trabuco Canyon, Trabuco Canyon [town], Orange Co., California, USA Reference: Mining and Scientific Press (1903), Tin in the United States: Mining and Scientific Press: 7: 117; Segerstrom, R.J. (1941), Tin in California: California Division Mines Report 37: 550; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 176. |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 Description: Occurs sparingly. Reference: Bowers, Stephen (1890), Orange, Ventura Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 10: 403; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 126. |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ 'Clay minerals' Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region. Reference: Stauffer, C.R. (1945), High Alumina Clays of the Santa Ana Mountain Region, California, U.S. Geological Survey Strategic Minerals Investigation Preliminary Report 3-197: Map No. 51; USGS MRDS database (2005), loc. file ID #10189157. |
| ⓘ 'Copper Stain' Reference: Emmons and Becker (1885) Statistics and Technology of the precious Metals. Census reports Tenth census. June 1, 1880, Volume 13 By United States. Census office. 10th census, 1880, United States. Census Office |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Locality: Blue Light Mine (Harvey; Silverado; Dunlap Light Blue Mine), Silverado, Orange Co., California, USA Reference: Robert Housely |
| ⓘ Dumortierite Formula: Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) Reference: Murphy, Franklin Mac (1930), Dumortierite in Riverside County: American Mineralogist: 15: 79-80; Larsen, Esper Signius (1948), Batholith and associated rocks of Corona, Elsinore, and San Luis Rey quadrangles, southern California: Geological Society of America Memoir 29: 182 pp.: 106; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 454. |
| ⓘ Fizélyite ? Formula: Ag5Pb14Sb21S48 Locality: Blue Light Mine (Harvey; Silverado; Dunlap Light Blue Mine), Silverado, Orange Co., California, USA Description: Qualitative chemistry is consistent, but XRD is pending. Reference: Robert Housely |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. Reference: Cal Div of Mines "Journal Vol.53 No. 3&4 pg 600" |
| ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena Formula: PbS with Ag Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 84. |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Localities: Description: Placer material in small amounts. Reference: Larsen, Esper Signius, Donald L. Everhart & Richard H. Merriam (1951), Crystalline rocks of southwestern California: California Division Mines Bulletin 159, 136 pp.: 46-49; Clark, Wm. B. (1970a) Gold districts of California: California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 193: 176; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 25. |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10236736. |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Localities: Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10261346. |
| ⓘ Melanterite Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O Description: Occurs as fibrous crusts up to 5 inches (12.5 cm) thick on walls of old mine workings. Reference: Van Amringe, E.V., personal communication to Murdoch & Webb; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 258; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 272. |
| ⓘ 'Ochre' Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10286232. |
| ⓘ Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 Localities: Reference: Kyle Beucke (analysis by Robert Housley). |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. Reference: Cal Div of Mines, Journal Vol.53 No. 3&4 pg 600; USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10077159. |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Localities: Reference: Larsen, Esper Signius, Donald L. Everhart & Richard H. Merriam (1951), Crystalline rocks of southwestern California: California Division Mines Bulletin 159, 136 pp.: 48; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 312, 337. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Reference: Larsen, Esper Signius, Donald L. Everhart & Richard H. Merriam (1951), Crystalline rocks of southwestern California: California Division Mines Bulletin 159, 136 pp.: 48; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 312, 337. |
| ⓘ 'Silica' Localities: Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10285602. |
| ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag Localities: Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. Reference: Cal Div of Mines Journal Vol.53 No. 3&4 pg 600; USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10077159. |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 Localities: Reference: Tucker, W. Burling & Reid J. Sampson (1943a), Current notes on activities in the strategic minerals, Los Angeles field district: California Division Mines Report 39: 65; Saul, R.B., Evans, J.R., and Gray, C.H. (1970) Mines and mineral resources of Riverside County. California Division of Mines and Geology County Report 9. Unpublished manuscript: 51; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 351; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 130. |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S Locality: Blue Light Mine (Harvey; Silverado; Dunlap Light Blue Mine), Silverado, Orange Co., California, USA Reference: Robert Housely |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Colour: Black Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 370. |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Description: Occurs as detrital material. Reference: Bushee, J. (1963), Lead alpha ages for zircons from bathlitic and prebatholitic rocks, San Diego and Orange Counties, California: (abstract) Geological Society of America Special Paper 73: 29-30; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 392. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Fizélyite ? | 2.JB.40a | Ag5Pb14Sb21S48 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | var. Silver-bearing Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS with Ag |
| ⓘ | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Arcanite (TL) | 7.AD.05 | K2SO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Dumortierite | 9.AJ.10 | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Copper Stain' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Ochre' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Silica' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Arcanite | K2SO4 |
| O | ⓘ Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arcanite | K2SO4 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| S | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Fizélyite | Ag5Pb14Sb21S48 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Arcanite | K2SO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ag | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
| Ag | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Ag | ⓘ Fizélyite | Ag5Pb14Sb21S48 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Sb | ⓘ Fizélyite | Ag5Pb14Sb21S48 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Fizélyite | Ag5Pb14Sb21S48 |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Ana_Mountains |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q1756672 |
| GeoNames ID: | 5392918 |
Localities in this Region
- California
- Orange Co.
- Bald Peak
- Beeks Place
- Coto de Caza
- Foothill Ranch
- Gypsum Canyon
- Ladera Ranch
- Phoenix mine
- Portola Hills
- Rancho Santa Margarita
- Santiago Canyon
- Silverado
- Blue Light Mine (Harvey; Silverado; Dunlap Light Blue Mine)
- Ladd Canyon
- Quincy Mine
- Sentinal Oak Placer prospect
- Silverado Canyon
- Unnamed Clay prospect (2)
- Unnamed Dimension Stone prospect
- Unnamed Pb-Ag-Zn prospect (1)
- Unnamed Pb-Ag-Zn prospect (2)
- Unspecified Ag occurrence
- Williams Mine (Ophir Mine)
- Trabuco Canyon [town]
- Orange Co.
- California
- Orange Co.
- Riverside Co.
- Bald Peak
- Corona
- Barth deposit (Prizer)
- Conduit Clay placer
- Coplin pit (Chplin pit)
- Corona Lead-Zinc Mine
- Corona Rock Company pit
- Dominguez lease pit
- El Cerrito Ranch Mine
- Elki claims
- Emsco pit
- Findley Feldspar placer
- Fire Clay group
- Freeman Clay prospect
- Grapevine Clay Mine
- Hazador Canyon Gypsum deposit (Hagador Canyon Gypsum deposit)
- Jackson & Havens deposit
- Jordan Tile Manufacturing Company Mine
- Kroonen Clay deposit (Keno group; Dutch placer)
- Leo Lorenzo placer (Kroonen Clay deposit)
- Lord Mine
- Main Street Canyon Gypsum deposit (Gypsum Canyon deposit)
- McClintock pit
- McKnight Mine (Pacific Clay Products Company; La Brick Mine)
- Middlesworth Clay deposit (Middleworth; Brown Star claims)
- Mountain Group deposit (Crowell Mine; Crowell deposit; Mabey Canyon deposit; Mountain Antimony Mine)
- National Paint & Color Company Mine (Paint Mine)
- Nonhof deposit
- Omei claim (White Gypsum group)
- Pacific Clay Products Company Mine & plant
- Sierra Grande Quarries (Sierra Grande Quarry)
- Silberberger Quarry (Silberger Quarry)
- Sky Ranch Clay Mine-East pit (Wardlow Shale Mine; Sky Ranch Clay Company deposits)
- Smith Sand pit (Jones deposit; Sand deposit; Smith Silica pit; Hoag Ranch deposit)
- Susie placer (McVicar pit)
- Switzer deposit
- Tecumseh group
- Thomas Clay deposit - West pit
- Thomas Shale Quarry
- Unnamed Clay pit [7]
- Unnamed Clay prospect [3]
- Unnamed Dumortierite occurrence [3]
- White Gypsum group (Big Chief; White Gypsum; Freeman-Nonhof; Ware)
- Dominion Mine
- Sitton Peak
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Trabuco Mine, Trabuco Canyon, Trabuco Canyon [town], Orange Co., California, USA