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Potrero, San Diego County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 36' 19'' North , 116° 41' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Potrero656 (2011)8.0km
Tecate64,764 (2018)8.1km
Paso del Águila292 (2013)8.2km
Lomas de Santa Anita6,604 (2014)8.2km
Juliana [Granja]110 (2014)8.5km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
El Cajon Valley Gem & Mineral SocietyEl Cajon, California32km
San Diego Gem and Mineral SocietySan Diego, California45km
San Diego Lapidary SocietySan Diego, California45km


CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. COUNTY REPORT 3, 1963, P. 215.
Commodities (Major) - Silica
Development Status: Occurrence

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Commodity List

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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Description: Massive material.
Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 130.
'Silica'
Reference: Weber, F.H., Jr. (1963a), Mines and mineral resources of San Diego County, California; California Division of Mines and Geology, County Report 3, 309 pp.: 211.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Silica'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
S ChalcociteCu2S
CuCopper
Cu ChalcociteCu2S

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