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Lost Hills Road, Calabasas, Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles Co., California, USAi
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34° 7' 50'' North , 118° 42' 37'' West
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"This area, near Calabasas, was an old landslide in the Upper Topanga Formation that was excavated and repacked in about 1995."

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Dana Chemical Elements

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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Housley, R. (2013), Eleven New Melanophlogite Pseudomorph Occurrences in Southern California, Mindat.org article 1772.
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Reference: Housley, R. (2013), Eleven New Melanophlogite Pseudomorph Occurrences in Southern California, Mindat.org article 1772.
β“˜ Melanophlogite
Formula: 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Reference: Housley, R. (2013), Eleven New Melanophlogite Pseudomorph Occurrences in Southern California, Mindat.org article 1772.
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Housley, R. (2013), Eleven New Melanophlogite Pseudomorph Occurrences in Southern California, Mindat.org article 1772.
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Housley, R. (2013), Eleven New Melanophlogite Pseudomorph Occurrences in Southern California, Mindat.org article 1772.
β“˜ Quartz var:
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Housley, R. (2013), Eleven New Melanophlogite Pseudomorph Occurrences in Southern California, Mindat.org article 1772.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Melanophlogite4.DA.2546SiO2 Β· 6(N2,CO2) Β· 2(CH4,N2)
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var: Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 2 - SULFIDES
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2
β“˜Pyrite2.12.1.1FeS2
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES
A(XO3)
β“˜Calcite14.1.1.1CaCO3
Group 29 - HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES
AXO4·xH2O
β“˜Gypsum29.6.3.1CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si
β“˜Quartz75.1.3.1SiO2
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with H2O and organics
β“˜Melanophlogite75.2.2.146SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc.
β“˜Quartz
var: Chalcedony
-SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
NNitrogen
Nβ“˜ Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Quartz (var: Chalcedony)SiO2
Oβ“˜ Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Quartz (var: Chalcedony)SiO2
Siβ“˜ Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2

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