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Athletic Club Deposit, Malaga Cove, Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types
Athletic Club DepositDeposit (Active)
Malaga CoveCove
Palos Verdes Estates- not defined -
Los Angeles CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 48' 9'' North , 118° 23' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Deposit (Active) - last checked 2024
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Palos Verdes Estates13,682 (2017)0.5km
Rolling Hills Estates8,258 (2017)4.0km
Redondo Beach68,166 (2017)5.2km
Rolling Hills1,893 (2017)6.2km
Torrance148,475 (2017)6.4km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Palos Verdes Gem & Mineral SocietyRolling Hills Estates, California4km
South Bay Lapidary & Mineral SocietyTorrance, California6km
The Culver City Rock and Mineral ClubCulver City, California24km
Delvers Gem & Mineral SocietyBellflower, California27km
Southern California Paleontological SocietyLos Angeles, California31km
Mindat Locality ID:
441020
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:441020:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A deposit of Barite located under the paved path along the Athletic Club building.

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
References:
Specimen (https://www.mindat.org/photo-1362731.html)Identified by Brighton Alfred: Visual Identification
Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
Description: Trace amounts can be found below the walking path.
References:
B.A. CollectionIdentified by Brighton Alfred: Visual Identification

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Epsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 · 7H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent
North America Plate
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate

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