Afton Canyon Mine, Afton Canyon, Afton, Cady Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Afton Canyon Mine | Mine |
Afton Canyon | Canyon |
Afton | Community (Former) |
Cady Mountains | Mountain Range |
San Bernardino County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 59' 53'' North , 116° 23' 4'' West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
211198
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:211198:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0519553e-ec57-4087-b65b-0be41bf99b7a
A former magnesite mine located in sec. 21, T11N, R6E, SBM in Afton Canyon.
Mineralization is a bedded magnesite deposit 30 to 75 feet thick which crops out for a distance of 400 to 500 feet in steep canyon walls.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 Colour: White to pink Description: Fine-grained material 30 to 75 feet thick. References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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