Fiber Queen Mine, Schoolhouse Canyon, Los Angeles County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Fiber Queen Mine | Mine |
| Schoolhouse Canyon | Canyon |
| Los Angeles County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 20' 32'' North , 118° 27' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| San Fernando | 24,931 (2018) | 6.9km |
| Santa Clarita | 182,371 (2017) | 9.5km |
| Stevenson Ranch | 17,557 (2017) | 11.9km |
| North Hills | 56,946 (2018) | 12.0km |
| Shadow Hills | 13,000 (2018) | 13.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sierra Pelona Rock Club | Newhall, California | 8km |
| Del Air Rockhounds Club | Northridge, California | 15km |
| Woodland Hills Rock Chippers, Inc. | San Fernando Valley, California | 20km |
| Mineralogical Society of Southern California | Pasadena, California | 36km |
| Pasadena Lapidary Society | Pasadena, California | 36km |
Mindat Locality ID:
81234
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:81234:7
GUID (UUID V4):
3235b640-15b4-48e2-aa67-4472916d9b1a
A former asbestos mine located in the center S½ sec. 16, T3N, R15W, SBM, N of the Sylmar neighborhood of the San Fernando region of the city of Los Angeles.
Mineralization is a metamorphic deposit hosted in rocks of the Pucara Formation (schist, metasedimentary rock).
Production data are found in: Oakeshott (1958).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 Description: Occurs as small bunches of radiating nodules in cavities in serpentine. |
| ⓘ Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 Description: Occurs in a serpentine sill in veins up to 10 cm wide. |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| ⓘ Tremolite ? Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysotile | 9.. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Tremolite ? | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America Plate
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate
USA
- California
- San Gabriel MountainsMountain Range
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