Eagle Mine (White Elephant Mine; La Brea deposit; North Fork La Brea Creek), San Rafael Mountains, Santa Barbara County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Eagle Mine (White Elephant Mine; La Brea deposit; North Fork La Brea Creek) | Mine |
San Rafael Mountains | Mountain Range |
Santa Barbara County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 57' 30'' North , 120° 3' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Sisquoc | 183 (2011) | 23.8km |
Los Alamos | 1,890 (2011) | 31.2km |
Los Olivos | 1,132 (2011) | 32.7km |
New Cuyama | 517 (2011) | 33.9km |
Santa Maria | 105,093 (2017) | 34.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Orcutt Mineral Society | Santa Maria, California | 35km |
Mindat Locality ID:
64744
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:64744:2
GUID (UUID V4):
cd7365fd-27aa-4994-a2c8-6046cfaf3102
A former baryte mine located in sec. 8, T10N, R30W (S.B.), about 20 miles NE of Sisquoc and about 20 miles due E of Santa Maria.
Mineralization is a vein baryte deposit in sandstone. The vein was 25 feet wide but pinched out 30 feet from the surface.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
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ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America Plate
- Franciscan DomainDomain
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate
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