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Menifee, Menifee Mining District (Auld Mining District), Riverside County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 41' 27'' North , 117° 11' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sun City19,579 (2018)2.3km
Menifee87,174 (2017)5.5km
Quail Valley1,538 (2018)5.8km
Romoland1,684 (2018)6.2km
Canyon Lake11,080 (2017)8.2km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society, Inc.Fallbrook, California35km
Yucaipa Valley Gem & Mineral SocietyYucaipa, California40km
West End Prospectors CorporationNorco, California43km
Orange Belt Mineralogical SocietySan Bernardino, California47km
Valley Prospectors, Inc.San Bernardino, California47km
Mindat Locality ID:
295043
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:295043:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A populated place in the Menifee Valley (incorporated city).

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'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Description: Weakly radioactive.
Bementite
Formula: Mn7Si6O15(OH)8
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Feldspar Group'
Neotocite
Formula: (Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
'Silica'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Rhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Neotocite9.ED.20(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
Bementite9.EE.05Mn7Si6O15(OH)8
Unclassified
'Feldspar Group'-
'Silica'-
'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BementiteMn7Si6O15(OH)8
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Neotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
H Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
O BementiteMn7Si6O15(OH)8
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Neotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
O RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
O Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
AlAluminium
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Si BementiteMn7Si6O15(OH)8
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Neotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
Si RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Si Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CaCalcium
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
MnManganese
Mn BementiteMn7Si6O15(OH)8
Mn Neotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
Mn RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
FeIron
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe Neotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)

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