Claremont, Los Angeles Co., California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Claremont | - not defined - |
| Los Angeles Co. | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 5' 48'' North , 117° 43' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| West End Prospectors Corporation | Norco, California | 24km |
| Route 66 Gold Miners Inc | Brea, California | 26km |
| Monrovia Rock Hounds Inc. | Monrovia, California | 26km |
| North Orange County Gem & Mineral Society | La Habra, California | 28km |
| Whittier Gem and Mineral Society, Inc. | Whittier, California | 32km |
A populated place (city).
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Detailed Mineral List:
| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Locality: Unnamed abandoned quarry (Unnamed small gravel quarry), Claremont, Los Angeles Co., California, USA Reference: Sharp, W.E. (1959) Minerals from Los Angeles County, California. Printed privately, Los Angeles, California: 42, 90; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 440. |
| β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 Locality: Unnamed abandoned quarry (Unnamed small gravel quarry), Claremont, Los Angeles Co., California, USA Description: A component of quartz-biotite schist. Reference: Sharp, W.E. (1959) Minerals from Los Angeles County, California. Printed privately, Los Angeles, California: 42, 90; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 440. |
| β Corundum Formula: Al2O3 Reference: Gay, T.E. and Hoffman, S.R. (1954) Mines and mineral deposits of Los Angeles County, California. California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division of Mines (Report 50): 50(3&4): 698; USGS MRDS database (2005). |
| β Graphite Formula: C Locality: Unnamed Graphite occurrence, Evey Canyon (Eva Canyon), Claremont, Los Angeles Co., California, USA Description: Occurs as fine-grained graphite schist. Reference: Bastin, Edson S (1916), Graphite: Mineral Resources U.S., 1914, part 2: 164; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 207. |
| β Montmorillonite Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O Locality: Unnamed abandoned quarry (Unnamed small gravel quarry), Claremont, Los Angeles Co., California, USA Description: Occurs in pegmatite as an apparent alteration product of feldspar. Waxy. Reference: Laudermilk, Jerome Douglas & Alfred O. Woodford (1934), Secondary montmorillonite in a California pegmatite: American Mineralogist: 19: 260-267; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 273; Sharp, W.E. (1959) Minerals from Los Angeles County, California. Printed privately, Los Angeles, California: 42, 90; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 440. |
| β Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Locality: Unnamed abandoned quarry (Unnamed small gravel quarry), Claremont, Los Angeles Co., California, USA Reference: Sharp, W.E. (1959) Minerals from Los Angeles County, California. Printed privately, Los Angeles, California: 42, 90; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 440. |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Locality: Unnamed abandoned quarry (Unnamed small gravel quarry), Claremont, Los Angeles Co., California, USA Reference: Sharp, W.E. (1959) Minerals from Los Angeles County, California. Printed privately, Los Angeles, California: 42, 90; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 440. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Montmorillonite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O |
| β | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| O | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Al | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
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