Hunt Canyon, Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Hunt Canyon | Canyon |
Palmdale | - not defined - |
Los Angeles County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 30' 45'' North , 118° 3' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Vincent | 15,922 (2011) | 5.6km |
Littlerock | 1,377 (2014) | 6.8km |
Palmdale | 158,351 (2017) | 9.2km |
Sun Village | 11,565 (2017) | 10.6km |
Desert View Highlands | 2,360 (2011) | 12.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Palmdale Gem & Mineral Club | Palmdale, California | 9km |
Antelope Valley Gem and Mineral Club | Lancaster, California | 22km |
Monrovia Rock Hounds Inc. | Monrovia, California | 41km |
Mineralogical Society of Southern California | Pasadena, California | 41km |
Pasadena Lapidary Society | Pasadena, California | 41km |
Mindat Locality ID:
217476
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:217476:4
GUID (UUID V4):
cc9dd40a-6d7b-4f6c-b7e8-a8e2385a95c3
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Cristobalite Formula: SiO2 Description: Occurs as spherules with radiating fibrous structure coating walls of amygdules and as tabuler forms with an internal fibrous structure. |
ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup' Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O Description: Occurs as thin transparent crystals to 2 mm coating vugs. |
ⓘ Mordenite Formula: (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O Habit: Acicular Colour: White Description: Occurs as cottony aggregates and sprays of needles filling, or partially filling, vugs and as delicate sprays on heulandite. |
ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Colour: Green Description: Glassy; as a coating on spherules and tablets of cristobalite and on crystals of heulandite and as a green filling of vugs. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Mordenite | 9.GD.35 | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Heulandite Subgroup' | - | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
Na | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
Al | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
K | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
Ca | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
Localities in this Region
- California
- Los Angeles County
- Palmdale
- Hunt Canyon
- Palmdale
- Los Angeles County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America Plate
- Mojave DomainDomain
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate
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