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Mt Laguna, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USAi
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Mt LagunaMountain
Laguna MountainsMountain Range
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USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 52' 20'' North , 116° 25' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pine Valley1,510 (2011)11.8km
Descanso1,423 (2011)18.6km
Boulevard315 (2011)26.8km
Julian1,502 (2011)28.6km
Campo2,684 (2011)29.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Borrego Rock and Gem ClubBorrego Springs, California43km
Mindat Locality ID:
219749
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:219749:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A populated place (village) with a population of about 80.

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8 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Native Tellurium
Formula: Te
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Native Tellurium1.CC.10Te
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Unclassified
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O QuartzSiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
MgMagnesium
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
AlAluminium
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
S MarcasiteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
AgSilver
Ag Native SilverAg
TeTellurium
Te Native TelluriumTe
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)

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