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Mount Rubidoux, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USAi
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Mount RubidouxMountain
RiversideCity
Riverside CountyCounty
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USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 59' 2'' North , 117° 23' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.98389,-117.39222
GRN:
N23W70
Type:
Mountain
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Rubidoux34,280 (2011)1.8km
Riverside322,424 (2017)3.4km
Sunnyslope5,153 (2011)4.9km
Highgrove3,988 (2011)6.5km
Pedley12,672 (2011)7.8km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
West End Prospectors CorporationNorco, California16km
Orange Belt Mineralogical SocietySan Bernardino, California17km
Valley Prospectors, Inc.San Bernardino, California17km
Yucaipa Valley Gem & Mineral SocietyYucaipa, California33km
Route 66 Gold Miners IncBrea, California47km
Mindat Locality ID:
209698
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:209698:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A summit located along the eastern side of the Santa Ana River, within the corporate limits of the city of Riverside, on city park land.

NOTE: The populated area named Rubidoux is on the western side of the river and is now a part of the city of Jurupa Valley.

Mineralization is hosted in leucogranite.

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3 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2SiO4
ⓘ Ferrosilite
Formula: Fe2+2Si2O6
ⓘ Hastingsite
Formula: NaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Description: Occurs in granite.
ⓘ 'Iddingsite'
Description: Occurs as an alteration product of fayalite.
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘFayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2SiO4
ⓘFerrosilite9.DA.05Fe2+2Si2O6
ⓘHastingsite9.DE.15NaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Iddingsite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Oⓘ FerrosiliteFe22+Si2O6
Oⓘ HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
NaSodium
Naⓘ HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Siⓘ FerrosiliteFe22+Si2O6
Siⓘ HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Feⓘ FerrosiliteFe22+Si2O6
Feⓘ HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2

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References

www.csun.edu (n.d.) http://www.csun.edu/~vcgeo005/Nr13Rubidoux.pdf
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Larsen, Esper Signius and Draisin, W.M. (1948 [1950]), Composition of the minerals in the rocks of the Southern California batholith. International Geologic Congress, 18th. Session, Great Britain, 1948, part 2: 71 (analysis 11).
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
pubs.usgs.gov (n.d.) https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/0022/pdf/crn_map.pdf
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