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Camp Meeker, Coast Range, Sonoma County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 25' 31'' North , 122° 57' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.42528,-122.95833
GeoHash:
G#: 9qbdd507r
GRN:
N26W70
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Camp Meeker2,461 (2013)0.1km
Occidental1,115 (2011)2.2km
Monte Rio1,152 (2011)6.3km
Graton1,707 (2011)7.8km
Forestville3,293 (2011)8.0km
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ClubLocationDistance
Santa Rosa Mineral And Gem Society, Inc.Santa Rosa, California21km
Mindat Locality ID:
212340
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:212340:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A small community of some 350 homes located about 2 miles N of Occidental and about 20 miles SW of Healdsburg.

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6 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Description: Occurs in schists.
ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Description: Occurs abundantly in schists.
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Glaucophane
Formula: ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Description: Occurs in crystalline schists.
ⓘ Lawsonite
Formula: CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘ 'Pumpellyite Subgroup'
Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
ⓘ Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Description: Occurs as small, glassy crystals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘLawsonite9.BE.05CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘZoisite9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘGlaucophane9.DE.25◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Pumpellyite Subgroup'-Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Hⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Hⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Oⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Alⓘ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Alⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Alⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Siⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Siⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caⓘ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Caⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Caⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4

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References

Nutter, Edward Hoit, Barber, William Burton (1902) On Some Glaucophane and Associated Schists in the Coast Ranges of California. The Journal of Geology, 10 (7) 738-744 doi:10.1086/621034 p.740
Bradley, W.W. (1916a), Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Marin, Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo County: California Mining Bureau. Report 14: 321
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 70, 196, 239.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
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