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Sausalito, Marin Co., California, USAi
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Jasper, etc.

Sausalito, Marin Co., California, USA
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Jasper

Sausalito, Marin Co., California, USA
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Churchite-(Y)

Sausalito Road Quarry, Sausalito, Marin Co., California, USA
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Jasper, etc.

Sausalito, Marin Co., California, USA
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Jasper

Sausalito, Marin Co., California, USA
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Churchite-(Y)

Sausalito Road Quarry, Sausalito, Marin Co., California, USA
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Jasper, etc.

Sausalito, Marin Co., California, USA
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Jasper

Sausalito, Marin Co., California, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 51' 33'' North , 122° 29' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.85917,-122.48417
GeoHash:
G#: 9q8zku1c8
GRN:
N26W69
KΓΆppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sausalito7,156 (2017)0.1km
Belvedere2,121 (2018)2.3km
Marin City2,666 (2011)2.4km
Tiburon9,214 (2018)2.9km
Strawberry5,393 (2011)4.7km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
San Francisco Gem and Mineral Society, Inc.San Francisco, California11km
Northern California Geological SocietyOrinda, California27km
Vallejo Gem & Mineral SocietyVallejo, California34km
Mineral & Gem Society of Castro ValleyHayward, California41km
Contra Costa Mineral & Gem SocietyConcord, California42km


An incorporated city located on San Francisco Bay.

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8 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Description: Occurs as large nests of crystals in talcose rocks.
Reference: Dana, James Dwight (1849), Geology: in Charles Wilkes, US Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842, vol. X, 756 pp.: 634; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 64.
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Churchite-(Y)

Sausalito Road Quarry, Sausalito, Marin Co., California, USA
β“˜ Churchite-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4) · 2H2O
Description: Occurs as crusts and radiating needles.
Reference: ; Milton, D.J. and Bastron, H. (1971). "Churchite and Florencite (Nd) from Sausalito, California." Mineralogical Record: 2(4): 166-168.
β“˜ Florencite-(Nd) (TL)
Formula: NdAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Type Locality:
Description: Occurs as brown, pulverulent and earthy material.
Reference: ; Milton, D.J. and Bastron, H. (1971). "Churchite and Florencite (Nd) from Sausalito, California." Mineralogical Record: 2(4): 166-168.
β“˜ Lithiophorite
Formula: (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Description: Occurs as botryoidal crusts to several mm thick.
Reference: ; Milton, D.J. and Bastron, H. (1971). "Churchite and Florencite (Nd) from Sausalito, California." Mineralogical Record: 2(4): 166-168; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 169.
β“˜ 'Manganese Oxides'
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10030787.
β“˜ 'Psilomelane'
Reference: Lawson, Andrew Cowper (1914), Description of the San Francisco district: Tamalpais, San Francisco, Concord, San Mateo, and Hayward quadrangles: USGS Geol. Atlas, San Francisco folio (No. 193), 24 pp.: 23; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 298.
β“˜ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Description: Occurs in small quantities in rocks.
Reference: Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp.: 316; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 303.
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Description: Variety "Kinradite," a spherulitic jasper.
Reference: Sterrett, Douglas Bovard (1911), Gems and precious stones. Mineral Resources of the United States for 1910, part 2; Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey: 870; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 317.
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Jasper, etc.

Sausalito, Marin Co., California, USA
β“˜ Quartz var. Jasper
Description: Variety "Kinradite," a spherulitic jasper.
Reference: Sterrett, Douglas Bovard (1911), Gems and precious stones. Mineral Resources of the United States for 1910, part 2; Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey: 870; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 317.
β“˜ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Description: Occurs in talcose rocks.
Reference: Dana, James Dwight (1849), Geology: in Charles Wilkes, US Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842, vol. X, 756 pp.: 634; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 64.
β“˜ Todorokite
Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Description: Occurs as soft nodules.
Reference: ; Milton, D.J. and Bastron, H. (1971). "Churchite and Florencite (Nd) from Sausalito, California." Mineralogical Record: 2(4): 166-168; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 169.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Lithiophorite4.FE.25(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
β“˜Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Jasper4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Todorokite4.DK.10(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 Β· 3-4H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Churchite-(Y)8.CJ.50Y(PO4) Β· 2H2O
β“˜Florencite-(Nd) (TL)8.BL.13NdAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Actinolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Manganese Oxides'-
β“˜'Psilomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Florencite-(Nd)NdAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ Churchite-(Y)Y(PO4) · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Hβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
LiLithium
Liβ“˜ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Florencite-(Nd)NdAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ Churchite-(Y)Y(PO4) · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Oβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Mgβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Florencite-(Nd)NdAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Alβ“˜ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ Florencite-(Nd)NdAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Pβ“˜ Churchite-(Y)Y(PO4) · 2H2O
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Caβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Mnβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Mnβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
SrStrontium
Srβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
YYttrium
Yβ“˜ Churchite-(Y)Y(PO4) · 2H2O
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
NdNeodymium
Ndβ“˜ Florencite-(Nd)NdAl3(PO4)2(OH)6

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