Escondido, San Diego County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Escondido | - not defined - |
| San Diego County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 7' 9'' North , 117° 5' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Escondido | 151,451 (2017) | 0.1km |
| Hidden Trails | 750 (2008) | 6.2km |
| San Marcos | 92,931 (2017) | 8.0km |
| Lake San Marcos | 4,437 (2018) | 11.5km |
| Valley Center | 9,277 (2011) | 12.0km |
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Clays' Reference: Weber, F.H., Jr. (1963a), Mines and mineral resources of San Diego County, California; California Division of Mines and Geology, County Report 3, 309 pp.: No. 17, p. 65. |
| ⓘ Melanterite Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O Colour: Green and white Description: Occurs as small green and white crystals. Reference: Bradley, W.W. (1939), Thirty-fifth report of the State Mineralogist: California Division Mines Report 35: 207; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 258. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Occurs as "opalescent material." Reference: Kunz, George Frederick (1905a), Gems, jewelers’ materials, and ornamental stones of California: California Division Mines Bulletin 37, 171 pp.: 68; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 315. |
| ⓘ Quartz var: Rose Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Occurs as "opalescent material." Reference: Kunz, George Frederick (1905a), Gems, jewelers’ materials, and ornamental stones of California: California Division Mines Bulletin 37, 171 pp.: 68; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 315. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var: Rose Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clays' | - | |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 29 - HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AXO4·xH2O | |||
| ⓘ | Melanterite | 29.6.10.1 | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clays' | - | |
| ⓘ | Quartz var: Rose Quartz | - | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz (var: Rose Quartz) | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz (var: Rose Quartz) | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
Localities in this Region
- California
- California
- San Diego County
- Escondido
- Genger pit
- Moe Mines
- Morris Clay deposit
- Oro Fino Mine (Oro Fino El Diablo Mine)
- San Pasqual pit and mill
- South of Escondido
- Stoddard Borrow pit (Escondido Rock and Sand Company)
- Unspecified Rose Quartz occurrence
- Vista Mine (W. H. Peters deposit)
- W. E. Van Deventer Quarry (Daley Corporation Quarry; Van Deventer Quarry; Bernardo Quarry)
- Escondido
- San Diego County
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