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Beck Lakes, Red Top Mountain, Minarets Mining District (Mountain Mining District; Raymond Mining District; Minaret Mining District), Ritter Range, Madera County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types
Beck LakesGroup of Lakes
Red Top MountainMountain
Minarets Mining District (Mountain Mining District; Raymond Mining District; Minaret Mining District)Mining District
Ritter RangeMountain Range
Madera CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 38' 14'' North , 119° 9' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.63722,-119.15694
GeoHash:
G#: 9qeq0e8s9
GRN:
N26W67
Type:
Group of Lakes
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mammoth Lakes7,946 (2018)16.3km
June Lake629 (2011)17.4km
Lee Vining222 (2011)35.7km
Yosemite Valley1,035 (2011)38.8km
Sunny Slopes182 (2017)43.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
248443
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:248443:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A pair of lakes located 2.0 km (6,400 feet) W of Red Top Mountain (coordinates of record to coordinates of record).

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Habit: Acicular
Description: Occurs as crystals in a Cu deposit.
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Habit: Cubic
Description: Occurs as large cubes in a quartz vein.
ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'
Colour: Brownish black
Description: Occurs as crystals in a quartz vein associated with large cubes of pyrite.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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