Sabre Springs, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sabre Springs | Group of Springs |
| San Diego | City |
| San Diego County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 57' 12'' North , 117° 5' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Springs
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rancho Penasquitos | 60,000 (2018) | 2.1km |
| Poway | 50,157 (2017) | 5.6km |
| Mira Mesa | 70,000 (2018) | 6.2km |
| Fairbanks Ranch | 3,148 (2011) | 9.8km |
| Sorrento Valley | 5,000 (2018) | 11.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Palomar Gem & Mineral Club | Escondido, California | 18km |
| El Cajon Valley Gem & Mineral Society | El Cajon, California | 21km |
| San Diego Gem and Mineral Society | San Diego, California | 27km |
| San Diego Lapidary Society | San Diego, California | 27km |
| Vista Gem & Mineral Society | Vista, California | 31km |
Mindat Locality ID:
134356
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:134356:7
GUID (UUID V4):
308da54a-52ca-4b19-837a-719a5768c117
Location:
Sabre Springs is a community in the northeastern part of the city of San Diego, California. The foothills and mountain area around Van Dam Peak, NE of the confluence of the Los Peñasquitos and Chicarita creeks, just inside the original San Diego Corporate Boundary (E2 Sec. 16 T.13S R. 2W San Bernardino Meridian). Sabre Springs is located west of Poway, south of the Carmel Mountain Ranch, east of Rancho Penasquitos, and north of Miramar Ranch North, and Scripps Ranch.
Geology:
Pegmatite veins containing pockets of smoky quartz crystals occurring within gabbroic and granitic rocks. Reported quartz discovery by Chuck Houser of Fallbrook, the exact location being unspecified other than somewhere along the north, west or southern side of the mountain area within a portion of land development likely occurring during the late 1990's. Single smoky quartz was described by Dr. Robert Lavinsky as a "sharp cluster of 2 intergrown xls" measuring 28x27x5mm; which was said to be sold for USD 35.00.
Notes:
The area is located on private lands, some of which is set aside as open space and habitat mitigation for lands disturbed by suburban development.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America Plate
- Franciscan DomainDomain
- Southern California Borderland BasinsBasin
- Vizcaino basinBasin
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate
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