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Fallen Leaf, El Dorado County, California, USAi
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Fallen LeafUnincorporated Community
El Dorado CountyCounty
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USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 52' 59'' North , 120° 4' 22'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.88306,-120.07278
GeoHash:
G#: 9qft5wmwj
GRN:
N26W68
Type:
Unincorporated Community
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
265085
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:265085:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A populated place located at the S end of Fallen Leaf Lake, itself S of Lake Tahoe.

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3 valid minerals.

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ⓘ 'Axinite Group'
Colour: Violet
Description: Thin-bladed masses in veins.
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Description: Occurs as granular masses.
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
Colour: Colorless
Description: Occurs as crystals.
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Colour: Colorless
Description: Occurs as crystals.
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'		-KAlSi3O8
ⓘ''-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Axinite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
KPotassium
Kⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallen_Leaf,_California
Wikidata ID:Q5432251

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