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Lake Los Carneros, Goleta, Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Barbara County, California, USAi
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Calcite

Lake Los Carneros, Goleta, Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Calcite

Lake Los Carneros, Goleta, Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Calcite

Lake Los Carneros, Goleta, Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
Type:
Lake
Mindat Locality ID:
459281
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:459281:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Lake Los Carneros is located north of Highway 101 in Goleta, California. When the water table drops, sedimentary rock with double-terminated calcite, goethite pseudomorph after pyrite, and natural oil can be found.

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
References:
Observed by Zach BerghorstIdentified by Zach Berghorst: Visual Identification
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
References:
Observed by Zach BerghorstIdentified by Zach Berghorst: Visual Identification
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
Observed by Zach BerghorstIdentified by Zach Berghorst: Visual Identification

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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
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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