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Big Pines, Los Angeles County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 22' 44'' North , 117° 41' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.37889,-117.68917
GRN:
N23W70
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wrightwood4,525 (2011)5.5km
Piñon Hills7,272 (2011)7.2km
Phelan14,304 (2011)11.9km
Lytle Creek701 (2011)21.9km
San Antonio Heights3,371 (2011)25.0km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Monrovia Rock Hounds Inc.Monrovia, California38km
Victor Valley Gem and Mineral ClubVictorville, California40km
Palmdale Gem & Mineral ClubPalmdale, California45km
Orange Belt Mineralogical SocietySan Bernardino, California47km
Valley Prospectors, Inc.San Bernardino, California47km
Mindat Locality ID:
211781
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:211781:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPiemontite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

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