Green Cloud Mine, Chihuahua Valley, Warner Springs Mining District, San Diego County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Green Cloud Mine | Mine |
| Chihuahua Valley | Valley |
| Warner Springs Mining District | Mining District |
| 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:
~3km
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
188581
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:188581:4
GUID (UUID V4):
a143a47b-280f-43bf-8784-e28dd974f2a7
This is a small pegmatite deposit on private land in Chihuahua Valley, San Diego County. It is named for the botryoidal, green (lime-green, in some cases) mica---assumed to be muscovite---that occurs there. It is also the source of southern California's finest hydroxylherderite specimens.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| β Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) References: |
| β Beryl var. Aquamarine Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| β Beryl var. Goshenite Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) References: |
| β 'Feldspar Group' References: |
| β Hydroxylherderite Formula: CaBe(PO4)(OH) |
| β 'Mica Group' |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Hydroxylherderite | 8.BA.10 | CaBe(PO4)(OH) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Beryl var. Aquamarine | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| β | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) | |
| β | var. Goshenite | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| β | 'Mica Group' | - | |
| β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Hydroxylherderite | CaBe(PO4)(OH) |
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | β Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Be | β Hydroxylherderite | CaBe(PO4)(OH) |
| Be | β Beryl var. Goshenite | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | β Hydroxylherderite | CaBe(PO4)(OH) |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | β Beryl var. Goshenite | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| Al | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Beryl var. Goshenite | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| Si | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Beryl var. Goshenite | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Hydroxylherderite | CaBe(PO4)(OH) |
| P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Hydroxylherderite | CaBe(PO4)(OH) |
| Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
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