Place	Population	Distance
Rancho Santa Fe	3,117 (2011)	4.1km
Fairbanks Ranch	3,148 (2011)	4.8km
Rancho Penasquitos	60,000 (2018)	9.0km
Solana Beach	13,449 (2017)	11.2km
Lake San Marcos	4,437 (2018)	11.5km

Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities

Club	Location	Distance
Palomar Gem & Mineral Club	Escondido, California	12km
Vista Gem & Mineral Society	Vista, California	20km
El Cajon Valley Gem & Mineral Society	El Cajon, California	32km
San Diego Gem and Mineral Society	San Diego, California	35km
San Diego Lapidary Society	San Diego, California	35km

Mindat Locality ID:

91337

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:91337:2

GUID (UUID V4):

A former talc-soapstone-Au (trace) mine located in the center sec. 23, T13S, R3W, SBM, 2½ miles ENE of Rancho Santa Fe.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Pyrophyllite

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Pyrophyllite

Formula: Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂

References:

Weber, F. Harold Jr. (1963) Geology and mineral resources of San Diego County, California. County Report 3. California Division of Mines and Geology pp.203-208

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Pyrophyllite	9.EC.10	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent

North America Plate

California BorderlandAccretionary Complex
Franciscan DomainDomain
Southern California Borderland BasinsBasin
Vizcaino basinBasin

Pacific PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Weber, F. Harold Jr. (1963) Geology and mineral resources of San Diego County, California. County Report 3. California Division of Mines and Geology pp.203-208

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

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