Alum Rock Canyon, East Foothills, Black Wonder Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Alum Rock Canyon | Canyon |
East Foothills | - not defined - |
Black Wonder Mining District | Mining District |
Santa Clara County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 23' 40'' North , 121° 49' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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East Foothills | 8,269 (2011) | 1.8km |
Alum Rock | 15,536 (2018) | 3.2km |
Milpitas | 77,604 (2017) | 7.9km |
San Jose | 1,026,908 (2017) | 8.5km |
Buena Vista | 1,704 (2018) | 11.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Santa Clara Valley Gem & Mineral Society | San Jose, California | 9km |
Peninsula Gem & Geology Society, Inc. | Los Altos, California | 25km |
Livermore Valley Lithophiles | Livermore, California | 32km |
Sequoia Gem and Mineral Society | Redwood City, California | 37km |
Mineral & Gem Society of Castro Valley | Hayward, California | 38km |
Mindat Locality ID:
211249
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:211249:0
GUID (UUID V4):
2621bb03-95d2-441b-b050-dafc36015435
An occurrence in the lower end of Alum Rock Canyon. NOTE: Coordinates of record for Alum Rock Canyon place its mouth 1.8 km (5,900 feet) NNW of East Foothills.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Hydromagnesite Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O Description: Occurs as spherical nodules of finely crystalline material up to 4 cm in diameter in serpentine. |
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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ⓘ | Hydromagnesite | 5.DA.05 | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Franciscan DomainDomain
USA
- California
- Diablo RangeMountain Range
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