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Epsomite from
Point Fermin, San Pedro, Los Angeles County, California, USA


Classification
Species:Epsomite
Formula:MgSO4 · 7H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Petroleum1
- var Bitumen1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epsomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Point Fermin, San Pedro, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:645840
Long-form Identifier:1:3:645840:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epsomite
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Roadcut, Palos Verdes Hills, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles County, California, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘLong Point, Palos Verdes Hills, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles County, California, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘPoint Vicente (Vicente Pointe), Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘMalaga Cove, Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County, California, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘBluff Cove, Palos Verdes Hills, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles County, California, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘAthletic Club Deposit, Malaga Cove, Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County, California, USA
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘCastella Mare, Topanga, Los Angeles County, California, USA
50.3km (31.3 miles) ⓘEpsomite occurrences, Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, USA
50.8km (31.6 miles) ⓘLaguna Beach, Orange County, California, USA
References
Sharp, W.E. (1959) Minerals from Los Angeles County, California. Printed privately, Los Angeles, California: 3-4
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.
Carnahan, V. (1967), Minerals of Los Angeles County, part 1, Catalina Island, Palos Verdes and Soledad Basin: Los Angeles County Natural History Museum Alliance Quarterly: 6(2): 28
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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