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Oro Grande, Oro Grande Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
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Oro Grande Mining DistrictMining District
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 35' 56'' North , 117° 20' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Adelanto33,166 (2017)7.2km
Victorville122,225 (2017)8.0km
Mountain View Acres3,130 (2018)11.5km
Spring Valley Lake8,220 (2017)13.1km
Silver Lakes5,623 (2017)16.3km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Victor Valley Gem and Mineral ClubVictorville, California8km
Mojave Desert Gem & Mineral SocietyBarstow, California44km
Mindat Locality ID:
209249
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:209249:5
GUID (UUID V4):
4dedbe50-80e6-465b-9e9d-a1d748d8ce1e



A populated place (town).

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9 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Description: Occurs as clusters of prismatic crystals.
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
β“˜ Cookeite
Formula: (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
Description: Abundant
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ 'Manganese Oxides'
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ 'Silica'
β“˜ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Description: Coarse-fibered.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
β“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Tremolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜Cookeite9.EC.55(LiAl4β—»)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Unclassified
β“˜'Silica'-
β“˜'Manganese Oxides'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Hβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
LiLithium
Liβ“˜ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oβ“˜ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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