Three Pines Mine, San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles Co., California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Three Pines Mine | Mine |
| San Gabriel Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Los Angeles Co. | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Key
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° North , 118° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~74km
Locality type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
A former mine located in T3N, R12W, SBM, about 1 mile N of the Angeles Crest Highway.
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Habit: Lath-shaped Description: Occurs as crystals to several cm diameter in anorthosite. Reference: Sharp, W.E. (1959) Minerals from Los Angeles County, California. Printed privately, Los Angeles, California: 36-37; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 361. |
| β Albite var: Andesine Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] Habit: Lath-shaped Description: Occurs as crystals to several cm diameter in anorthosite. Reference: Sharp, W.E. (1959) Minerals from Los Angeles County, California. Printed privately, Los Angeles, California: 36-37; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 361. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β | var: Andesine | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 76 - TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Si Framework with Al-Si frameworks | |||
| β | Albite | 76.1.3.1 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| β | var: Andesine | - | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Albite (var: Andesine) | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Albite (var: Andesine) | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Albite (var: Andesine) | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Albite (var: Andesine) | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Albite (var: Andesine) | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Sharp, W.E. (1959) Minerals from Los Angeles County, California. Printed privately, Los Angeles, California: 36-37.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 361.
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