Volcan Mountains, San Diego County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Volcan Mountains | Mountain Range |
| San Diego County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 9' 52'' North , 116° 37' 12'' West
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KΓΆppen climate type:
A mountain range W of Ranchita.
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| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Locality: Unnamed Pegmatite occurrence, Ranchita, Volcan Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA Reference: Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 370. |
| β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Reference: Merrill, Frederick James Hamilton (1916), San Diego, Imperial Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 14: 635-743; [β¦(abstract): Geol. Zentralbl., Band 27: 395 (1922)]: 717; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 79. |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Weber, F.H., Jr. (1963a) Mines and mineral resources of San Diego County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology County Report No. 3, 309 pp.: No. 200, p. 149; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 91. |
| β Clintonite Formula: CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Forman, S.A., Kodama, H., and Maxwell, J.A. (1967) The trioctahedral brittle micas. American Mineralogist: 52: 1124; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 431. |
| β 'Lepidolite' Locality: Unnamed Pegmatite occurrence, Ranchita, Volcan Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA Reference: Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 370. |
| β Pollucite Formula: (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O Locality: Unnamed Pegmatite occurrence, Ranchita, Volcan Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA Description: Massive Reference: Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 370. |
| β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Reference: Weber, F.H., Jr. (1963a) Mines and mineral resources of San Diego County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology County Report No. 3, 309 pp.: No. 200, p. 149; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 70. |
| β Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) Localities: Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Locality: Unnamed Pegmatite occurrence, Ranchita, Volcan Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA Reference: Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 370. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Clintonite | 9.EC.35 | CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Pollucite | 9.GB.05 | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) Β· 2H2O |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| β | 'Lepidolite' | - | |
| β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Clintonite | CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| H | β Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | β Clintonite | CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| O | β Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Clintonite | CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Clintonite | CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Clintonite | CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Ca | β Clintonite | CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cs | Caesium | |
| Cs | β Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
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