Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USAi
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| Lang | - not defined - |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 25' 54'' North , 118° 22' 36'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Agua Dulce | 3,342 (2011) | 8.6km |
| Santa Clarita | 182,371 (2017) | 15.9km |
| Acton | 7,596 (2014) | 17.0km |
| San Fernando | 24,931 (2018) | 17.6km |
| Stevenson Ranch | 17,557 (2017) | 18.6km |
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sierra Pelona Rock Club | Newhall, California | 15km |
| Del Air Rockhounds Club | Northridge, California | 27km |
| Woodland Hills Rock Chippers, Inc. | San Fernando Valley, California | 28km |
| Palmdale Gem & Mineral Club | Palmdale, California | 29km |
| Antelope Valley Gem and Mineral Club | Lancaster, California | 37km |
Mindat Locality ID:
3494
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3494:7
GUID (UUID V4):
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| β Analcime Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O Localities: Description: Rare as scattered crystals perched on bakerite and with pyrite in the asphaltum shale. References: |
| β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| β 'Asbestos' |
| β 'Asbestos var. Mountain Leather' |
| β 'Bloodstone' Formula: SiO2 |
| β Borax Formula: Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: |
| β Celestine Formula: SrSO4 Locality: Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA Description: Occurs as crusts of finely crystalline coatings on bakerite in shale. |
| β 'Chabazite' |
| β 'Chlorite Group' |
| β 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup' Formula: M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| β Colemanite Formula: Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O Localities: |
| β Cristobalite Formula: SiO2 |
| βͺ Datolite Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH) Locality: Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA Description: Occurs as a finely crystalline crust on cavities in shale; as well-formed minute crystals of two distinct crystal habits and associated with howlite masses, and occasionally coated by celestine crystals. |
| βͺ Datolite var. Bakerite Formula: Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) Locality: Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA Description: Occurs as a finely crystalline crust on cavities in shale; as well-formed minute crystals of two distinct crystal habits and associated with howlite masses, and occasionally coated by celestine crystals. |
| β 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Description: Crystals comprise up to 40% of a basalt flow in places. |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β 'Heulandite Subgroup' Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O Localities: References: |
| β Howlite Formula: Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 Localities: |
| β 'Jasper' |
| β Mordenite Formula: (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| β Natrolite Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O Localities: Description: Occurs as crystals in amygdaloidal cavities. References: |
| β Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| β 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' |
| β Priceite Formula: Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
| β Probertite Formula: NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O Localities: Description: Occurs as compacted rosettes of rather coarse needles in borax ore. Lenticular aggregates of slender, radiating prisms to 15 mm x 5 mm. |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Locality: Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA Description: Occurs in the asphaltum shale. |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Description: Occurs as crystals. References: |
| β Quartz var. Agate |
| β Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Localities: References: |
| β Quartz var. Fortification Agate Formula: SiO2 |
| β Realgar Formula: As4S4 Locality: Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA Description: Occurs as very thin films and crystals on fracture surfaces in massive colemanite. |
| β Rutile Formula: TiO2 Description: Occurs as euhedral crystals and irregular masses in centers of pods of zoisite-rutile rock in serpentine. |
| β 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| β Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
| β Strontianite Formula: SrCO3 Locality: Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA Description: Occurs as compact masses and slender needles in colemanite. |
| β Tincalconite Formula: Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O |
| β Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| β Ulexite Formula: NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O Localities: Colour: White Description: Satiny fibrous aggregates. An alteration product of probertite. References: |
| β Veatchite (TL) Formula: Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O Type Locality: Description: A small amount occurs with howlite and colemanite. Pearly, cross-fiber seams in howlite, colemanite, limestone or marl, and as nests of radiating pearly plates in the same matrix materials. |
| β 'Veatchite-A' Formula: Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| β Zoisite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Description: Occurs as crystals to 2.5 cm in pods of zoisite-rutile rock in serpentine. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| β | Realgar | 2.FA.15a | As4S4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Fortification Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| β | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
| β | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
| β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Strontianite | 5.AB.15 | SrCO3 |
| Group 6 - Borates | |||
| β | Colemanite | 6.CB.10 | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] Β· H2O |
| β | Howlite | 6.CB.20 | Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 |
| β | Borax | 6.DA.10 | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 Β· 8H2O |
| β | Tincalconite | 6.DA.15 | Na2(B4O7) Β· 5H2O |
| β | Ulexite | 6.EA.25 | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] Β· 5H2O |
| β | Probertite | 6.EB.15 | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] Β· 3H2O |
| β | Priceite | 6.EB.25 | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 Β· H2O |
| β | Veatchite (TL) | 6.EC.15 | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 Β· H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Datolite var. Bakerite | 9.AJ.20 | Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) |
| β | 9.AJ.20 | CaB(SiO4)(OH) | |
| β | Zoisite | 9.BG.10 | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| β | Natrolite | 9.GA.05 | Na2Al2Si3O10 Β· 2H2O |
| β | Analcime | 9.GB.05 | Na(AlSi2O6) Β· H2O |
| β | Mordenite | 9.GD.35 | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 Β· 28H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Bloodstone' | - | SiO2 |
| β | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| β | 'Asbestos var. Mountain Leather' | - | |
| β | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - | |
| β | 'Asbestos' | - | |
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| β | 'Veatchite-A' | - | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 Β· H2O |
| β | 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup' | - | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 Β· 20H2O |
| β | 'Jasper' | - | |
| β | 'Heulandite Subgroup' | - | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] Β· nH2O |
| β | 'Chabazite' | - | |
| β | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| H | β Datolite var. Bakerite | Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) |
| H | β Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| H | β Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| H | β Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
| H | β Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
| H | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| H | β Howlite | Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 |
| H | β Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| H | β Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| H | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | β Priceite | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
| H | β Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
| H | β Tincalconite | Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O |
| H | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | β Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| H | β Veatchite-A | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| H | β Veatchite | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| H | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Datolite var. Bakerite | Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) |
| B | β Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| B | β Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
| B | β Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
| B | β Howlite | Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 |
| B | β Priceite | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
| B | β Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
| B | β Tincalconite | Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O |
| B | β Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| B | β Veatchite-A | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| B | β Veatchite | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| O | β Datolite var. Bakerite | Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) |
| O | β Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | β Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| O | β Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
| O | β Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| O | β Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| O | β Howlite | Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 |
| O | β Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| O | β Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| O | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | β Priceite | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
| O | β Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | β Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | β Tincalconite | Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O |
| O | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | β Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| O | β Veatchite-A | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| O | β Veatchite | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| O | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | β Quartz var. Fortification Agate | SiO2 |
| O | β Bloodstone | SiO2 |
| O | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Na | β Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| Na | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Na | β Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| Na | β Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Na | β Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
| Na | β Tincalconite | Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O |
| Na | β Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Al | β Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| Al | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Al | β Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| Al | β Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Al | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Si | β Datolite var. Bakerite | Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) |
| Si | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | β Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| Si | β Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| Si | β Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
| Si | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Si | β Howlite | Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 |
| Si | β Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| Si | β Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Si | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | β Quartz var. Fortification Agate | SiO2 |
| Si | β Bloodstone | SiO2 |
| Si | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Realgar | As4S4 |
| S | β Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| K | β Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Datolite var. Bakerite | Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
| Ca | β Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
| Ca | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Ca | β Howlite | Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 |
| Ca | β Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| Ca | β Priceite | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
| Ca | β Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
| Ca | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Ca | β Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| Ca | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | β Realgar | As4S4 |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Sr | β Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| Sr | β Veatchite-A | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| Sr | β Veatchite | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
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Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA