Unspecified Saponite occurrence, Cahuenga Pass, Hollywood, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unspecified Saponite occurrence | Occurrence |
| Cahuenga Pass | Pass |
| Hollywood | - not defined - |
| Hollywood Hills | Group of Hills |
| Los Angeles | City |
| Los Angeles County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 5' 52'' North , 118° 17' 57'' West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
212257
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:212257:4
GUID (UUID V4):
89b57f27-9a6f-470c-b9ad-c1e370b651f5
An occurrence in Cahuenga Pass. Ross (1946) showed that the saponite from this area is ferrian saponite and not ferroan saponite.
Mineralization is hosted in basalt amygdules.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Saponite Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O Description: This is a ferrian saponite (Ross, 1946), not a ferroan saponite. It is about 78% end-member saponite. |
| ⓘ Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O Description: This is not a ferroan saponite, it is a ferrian saponite and about 78% end-member saponite (Ross, 1946). Occurs in amygdules to 1 inch (2.5 cm) diameter in basalt. References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Saponite | 9.EC.45 | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | var. Iron-bearing Saponite ? | 9.EC.45 | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Saponite var. Iron-bearing Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Saponite var. Iron-bearing Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Saponite var. Iron-bearing Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | ⓘ Saponite var. Iron-bearing Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Saponite var. Iron-bearing Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Saponite var. Iron-bearing Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Saponite var. Iron-bearing Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
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