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San Bruno Mountain State and County Park, Daly City, San Mateo County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 41' 14'' North , 122° 26' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Colma1,520 (2017)2.4km
Daly City106,562 (2017)3.1km
Brisbane4,717 (2017)3.2km
Broadmoor4,176 (2011)4.1km
Visitacion Valley22,534 (2017)4.3km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
San Francisco Gem and Mineral Society, Inc.San Francisco, California10km
Sequoia Gem and Mineral SocietyRedwood City, California28km
East Bay Mineral and Lapidary ClubHayward, California30km
Northern California Geological SocietyOrinda, California31km
Mineral & Gem Society of Castro ValleyHayward, California31km
Mindat Locality ID:
227015
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:227015:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A state and county park reserve. During road construction and limited land development in the 70s, quartz crystals (occasionally phantoms/amethystine) were found in fresh roadcuts.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2

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OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu

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