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Vista Chief Mine (Freeman deposit; Freeman mine; Moosa Canyon deposit), Moosa Canyon, Bonsall, San Diego County, California, USAi
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Vista Chief Mine (Freeman deposit; Freeman mine; Moosa Canyon deposit)Mine
Moosa CanyonCanyon
Bonsall- not defined -
San Diego CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 17' 1'' North , 117° 10' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.28361,-117.17361
GRN:
N23W70
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bonsall3,982 (2011)4.9km
Hidden Meadows3,485 (2011)8.6km
Vista100,890 (2017)11.3km
Fallbrook30,534 (2011)12.6km
Camp Pendleton North5,200 (2011)13.7km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Vista Gem & Mineral SocietyVista, California11km
Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society, Inc.Fallbrook, California13km
Palomar Gem & Mineral ClubEscondido, California20km
South Orange County Gem & Mineral SocietySan Clemente, California44km
Mindat Locality ID:
91689
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:91689:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A possible gemstone occurrence located in the E½ sec. 27, T10S, R3W, SBM, near Bonsall.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Axinite-(Fe)
Formula: Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Colour: Smoky
Description: Smoky-colored crystals up to nearly 5 cm in size.
ⓘ 'Axinite Group'
Colour: Smoky pink
Description: Occurs as crystals - brilliant and perfect transparent in pockets in a pegmatite with crystalline quartz.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Description: Crystalline - occurs in pockets in a pegmatite with axinite.
ⓘ Spodumene ?
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
Description: Occurrence is an unverified report.
ⓘ Spodumene var. Kunzite ?
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
Description: Occurrence is an unverified report.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAxinite-(Fe)9.BD.20Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
ⓘSpodumene
var. Kunzite ?		9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
ⓘ ?9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Axinite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
LiLithium
Liⓘ Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
Liⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
BBoron
Bⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
OOxygen
Oⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Oⓘ Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Alⓘ Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
Alⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Siⓘ Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
FeIron
Feⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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Pacific PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Kunz, George F. (1905) Gems, Jewelers' Materials, and Ornamental Stones of California. Bulletin 37 (2nd ed.) California State Mining Bureau
Schaller, W. T. (1911) Mineralogical notes, series 1. Bulletin 490. US Geological Survey 109 pp. doi:10.3133/b490
Merrill, F. J. H. (1914), Geology and Mineral Resources of San Diego and Imperial Counties: Gems, Lithia Minerals. California State Mining Bureau, San Francisco, Cal. California State Printing Office, December. Chapter 1, page 72.
Merrill, Frederick James Hamilton (1916), San Diego, Imperial Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 14: 635-743; […(abstract): Geol. Zentralbl., Band 27: 395 (1922)]: .
Murdoch, Joseph and Webb, R. W. (1956), Minerals of California California Division of Mines Bulletin 173, 452 pp.: 65.
Deer et al (1962), vol. 1: 322.
Weber, F. Harold Jr. (1963) Geology and mineral resources of San Diego County, California. County Report 3. California Division of Mines and Geology p.114
Murdoch, Joseph & Webb, Robert W. (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 92.
Sanero, E. & Gottardi (1968), 1408.
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