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Hughson, Stanislaus County, California, USAi
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Hughson- not defined -
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USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 35' 49'' North , 120° 51' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.59694,-120.86611
GRN:
N26W68
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hughson7,384 (2017)0.0km
Empire4,189 (2006)5.6km
Keyes5,601 (2011)6.2km
Ceres47,963 (2017)8.1km
Denair4,404 (2011)9.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Mother Lode Mineral SocietyModesto, California12km
Mindat Locality ID:
217452
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:217452:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A populated place (town).

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cooperite
Formula: PtS
ⓘ 'Iron-Platinum alloy'
Formula: (Pt,Fe)
Description: Placer material.
ⓘ Native Platinum
Formula: Pt
Description: Placer material.
ⓘ Sperrylite
Formula: PtAs2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Platinum1.AF.10Pt
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCooperite2.CC.35bPtS
ⓘSperrylite2.EB.05aPtAs2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Iron-Platinum alloy'-(Pt,Fe)

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ CooperitePtS
FeIron
Feⓘ Iron-Platinum alloy(Pt,Fe)
AsArsenic
Asⓘ SperrylitePtAs2
PtPlatinum
Ptⓘ CooperitePtS
Ptⓘ Iron-Platinum alloy(Pt,Fe)
Ptⓘ Native PlatinumPt
Ptⓘ SperrylitePtAs2

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