Unnamed Cu deposit, Lake San Marcos, San Diego County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Cu deposit | Deposit |
| Lake San Marcos | Lake |
| San Diego County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 5' 21'' North , 117° 12' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lake San Marcos | 4,437 (2018) | 4.1km |
| San Marcos | 92,931 (2017) | 7.5km |
| Rancho Santa Fe | 3,117 (2011) | 7.7km |
| Encinitas | 62,930 (2017) | 9.3km |
| Fairbanks Ranch | 3,148 (2011) | 10.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Palomar Gem & Mineral Club | Escondido, California | 12km |
| Vista Gem & Mineral Society | Vista, California | 13km |
| Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society, Inc. | Fallbrook, California | 32km |
| El Cajon Valley Gem & Mineral Society | El Cajon, California | 40km |
| San Diego Gem and Mineral Society | San Diego, California | 42km |
Mindat Locality ID:
91645
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:91645:8
GUID (UUID V4):
e0ca7420-25fb-4a45-9e13-c8be884a4bb1
A Cu occurrence located in sec. 32, T12S, R3W, SBM, 4.1 km (2.6 miles) S of Lake San Marcos, 5½ miles N of Encinitas, and 4½ miles N of Rancho Santa Fe.
Mineralization is a 1.52 meter thick orebody hosted in metavolcanic rock. Local alteration includes seritization. Ore controls were a shear zone.
Workings included a vertical shaft, now inaccessible (probably no level workings).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10034318 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America Plate
- Franciscan DomainDomain
- Los Angeles basinBasin
- Southern California Borderland BasinsBasin
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate
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