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Santa Ana Mine, Trabuco Canyon, Trabuco Canyon [town], Orange County, California, USAi
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Arcanite

Santa Ana Mine, Trabuco Canyon, Trabuco Canyon [town], Orange County, California, USA
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Arcanite

Santa Ana Mine, Trabuco Canyon, Trabuco Canyon [town], Orange County, California, USA
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Arcanite

Santa Ana Mine, Trabuco Canyon, Trabuco Canyon [town], Orange County, California, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° North , 117° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
GRN:
N23W70
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
10163
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:10163:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The type location of arcanite is not the Santa Ana Tin Mining Co.'s mine, but a waste pile of discarded railroad track ties. An exudate from the wood was analyzed and named.

Additional research is needed on whether any tin mineralization was actually found at this location.

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1 valid mineral. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘArcanite (TL)7.AD.05K2SO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ ArcaniteK2SO4
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArcaniteK2SO4
KPotassium
Kⓘ ArcaniteK2SO4

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References

Eakle, Arthur Starr (1908), Notes on some California minerals: University of California, Department of Geological Science Bulletin: 5: 232-233.
Frondel, Clifford (1950) Notes and news: Notes on arcanite, ammonian aphthitalite and oxammite. American Mineralogist, 35 (7-8) 596-598
Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.p.400
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 83, 370.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
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