Encinitas Mine (Danes Lea Mine), Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Encinitas Mine (Danes Lea Mine) | Mine |
| Rancho Santa Fe | - not defined - |
| San Diego County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 4' 49'' North , 117° 12' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lake San Marcos | 4,437 (2018) | 5.1km |
| Rancho Santa Fe | 3,117 (2011) | 6.7km |
| San Marcos | 92,931 (2017) | 7.9km |
| Encinitas | 62,930 (2017) | 9.4km |
| Fairbanks Ranch | 3,148 (2011) | 9.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Palomar Gem & Mineral Club | Escondido, California | 12km |
| Vista Gem & Mineral Society | Vista, California | 14km |
| Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society, Inc. | Fallbrook, California | 33km |
| El Cajon Valley Gem & Mineral Society | El Cajon, California | 39km |
| San Diego Gem and Mineral Society | San Diego, California | 41km |
A former Cu-Pb mine located in the SE¼ sec. 32, SW¼SW¼ sec. 33, and in the NE¼ sec. 5, T13S, R3W, SBM, 4 miles N of Rancho Santa Fe.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in metavolcanic rock.
Production data are found in: Weber, F.H., Jr. (1963).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America Plate
- California BorderlandAccretionary Complex
- Franciscan DomainDomain
- Los Angeles basinBasin
- Southern California Borderland BasinsBasin
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate
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References
Bramel, Hadley R., Heyl, George R., Cox, Manning W., Ransome, Alfred L., Eric, John H., Wyant, Donald G. (1948) Copper in California. Bulletin 144. California State Mining Bureau p.320
Encinitas Mine, Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego County, California, USA