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Rosarita Beach, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexicoi
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Rosarita BeachOccurrence (Inactive)
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 43' 24'' North , 116° 43' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
31.72351,-116.72432
GRN:
N22W71
Type:
Occurrence (Inactive) - last checked 2016
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
La Joya148 (2018)5.7km
Ejido Coronel Esteban Cantú468 (2018)7.8km
Colonia Costa Azul121 (2013)11.2km
Parcela Número Sesenta y Siete (Las Palmas)142 (2014)11.4km
El Salitral439 (2014)11.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
435168
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:435168:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A highly altered and veined 20 meter x 20 meter by 5 metre basalt outcrop at the edge of a very busy tourist beach. There was no significant excavation when I visited the site in 2016 as part of my mineral evaluation project.

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
References:
Richard Gunter Collection.Identified by Richard Gunter: Visual (Fluorescence)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3

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