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Carrizo Gorge deposit, Carrizo Gorge, San Diego County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 41' 2'' North , 116° 11' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
32.68389,-116.19333
GeoHash:
G#: 9mv3gvyt7
GRN:
N22W70
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Jacumba Hot Springs561 (2014)7.4km
Boulevard315 (2011)7.8km
Ejido Jacumé290 (2013)10.3km
Jardines del Rincón220 (2013)16.3km
Ocotillo266 (2011)19.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
91186
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:91186:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A wollastonite occurrence located in the SE¼SE¼ sec. 18, T17S, R8E, SBM, 4½ miles N of Jacumba.

Mineralization is a small deposit comprised almost entirely of wollastonite.

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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘWollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)

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Pacific PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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References

Symons, Henry Heilbronner (1946), Accessions to the exhibit: California Division Mines Report 42: 61-62
Weber, F. Harold Jr. (1963) Geology and mineral resources of San Diego County, California. County Report 3. California Division of Mines and Geology p.283
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
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