Fish Creek Mountains, San Diego County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Fish Creek Mountains | Mountain Range |
| San Diego County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° North , 116° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~89km
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Gypsum deposits occur in the SE¼ sec. 25, in the NE¼NE¼ sec. 36, T13S, R8E, SBM. These deposits continue westward from Imperial County.
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 Locality: Unnamed Gypsum-Sr deposit, Fish Creek area, Fish Creek Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA Description: Finely crystalline material underlain by gypsum. Reference: Moore, Bernard Nettleton (1935), Some strontium deposits of southeastern California and western Arizona: A.I.M.E. Tech. Pub. 599, 24 pp.: 365 (location in error); Durrell, C. (1953), Geological investigations of strontium deposits in southern California: California Division Mines Special Report 32: 5 (corrects location); Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 123. |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Localities: Description: Underlies finely crystalline celestine. Reference: Moore, Bernard Nettleton (1935), Some strontium deposits of southeastern California and western Arizona: A.I.M.E. Tech. Pub. 599, 24 pp.: 365 (location in error); Durrell, C. (1953), Geological investigations of strontium deposits in southern California: California Division Mines Special Report 32: 5 (corrects location); Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 123. |
| ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup' Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O Locality: Unnamed Zeolite occurrence, Fish Creek Wash, Fish Creek Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA Description: Occurs in veins in granodiorite boulders. Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 352. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Stilbite Subgroup' | - | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Weber, F.H., Jr. (1963a) Mines and mineral resources of San Diego County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology County Report No. 3, 309 pp.: 167, 169.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 288.
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