Unnamed Quartz-Melanophlogite occurrence [1], Head of Higgins Canyon, Higgins Canyon, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° North , 118° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
A quartz-melanophlogite occurrence located on the N slope of the Santa Monica Mountains, at the head of Higgins Canyon area.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Melanophlogite Formula: 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2) |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Occurs as pseudomorphs after fluorite. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Melanophlogite | 4.DA.25 | 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Melanophlogite | 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Melanophlogite | 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2) |
| N | Nitrogen | |
| N | ⓘ Melanophlogite | 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Melanophlogite | 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Melanophlogite | 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America Plate
- California BorderlandAccretionary Complex
- Franciscan DomainDomain
- Southern California Borderland BasinsBasin
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate
USA
- California
- Santa Monica MountainsMountain Range
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