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Slate Mountain, Slate Mountain District, Slate Mountains, El Dorado County, California, USAi
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Slate MountainMountain
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Slate MountainsMountain Range
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 49' 23'' North , 120° 41' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.82306,-120.68472
GeoHash:
G#: 9qfhvg80d
GRN:
N26W68
Type:
Mountain
KΓΆppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Camino1,750 (2011)9.5km
Pollock Pines6,871 (2017)10.9km
Placerville10,650 (2017)14.3km
Georgetown2,367 (2011)16.2km
Coloma529 (2011)18.0km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
El Dorado County Mineral and Gem SocietyPlacerville, California14km
Gold Country Treasure SeekersPlacerville, California14km
Amador County Gem & Mineral SocietySutter Creek, California49km
Mindat Locality ID:
220197
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:220197:2
GUID (UUID V4):
e4734d54-83e2-473c-9cd2-4974829d4c97


A summit on the SE end of the Slate Mountains.

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10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Cacoxenite
Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Description: Occurs as micro-balls and radiating spheres perched on wavellite.
β“˜ Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Colour: Light buff to white
Description: Sugary.
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Hinsdalite
Formula: PbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Colour: Golden yellow to greenish yellow.
Description: Occurs as flakes and masses on quartz.
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
β“˜ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Strengite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Turquoise
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
β“˜ Variscite
Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O
Habit: Tabular; bladed; blocky
Description: Transparent to milky.
β“˜ Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
Habit: Prismatic
Colour: Colourless; pale green (massive material)
Description: Occurs as veins and crusts in quartz in well-formed prismatic crystals and massive material.

Gallery:

Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2Oβ“˜ Cacoxenite
AlPO4 · 2H2Oβ“˜ Variscite
Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2Oβ“˜ Wavellite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Hinsdalite8.BL.05PbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜Crandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
β“˜Strengite8.CD.10FePO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Variscite8.CD.10AlPO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Cacoxenite8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 Β· 75H2O
β“˜Wavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 Β· 5H2O
β“˜Turquoise8.DD.15CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 Β· 4H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Hβ“˜ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Oβ“˜ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Alβ“˜ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Alβ“˜ HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Alβ“˜ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Alβ“˜ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Alβ“˜ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Pβ“˜ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pβ“˜ HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pβ“˜ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Pβ“˜ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Feβ“˜ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6

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