Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Palos Verdes Peninsula | Peninsula |
| Los Angeles County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| San Pedro | 78,405 (2018) |
| Rancho Palos Verdes | 42,732 (2017) |
| Palos Verdes Estates | 13,682 (2017) |
| Rolling Hills Estates | 8,258 (2017) |
| Rolling Hills | 1,893 (2017) |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | var. Rock Crystal | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Hollandite | 4.DK.05a | Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
| ⓘ | Todorokite | 4.DK.10 | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Natrojarosite | 7.BC.10 | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Epsomite | 7.CB.40 | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | var. Satin Spar Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Braunite | 9.AG.05 | Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8 |
| ⓘ | Lawsonite | 9.BE.05 | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Sursassite | 9.BG.15 | Mn2+2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)3 |
| ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Spadaite | 9.EC.45 | MgSiO2(OH)2 · H2O (?) |
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Anorthite | 9.FA.35 | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| ⓘ | var. Labradorite | 9.FA.35 | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| ⓘ | Natrolite | 9.GA.05 | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Thomsonite-Ca | 9.GA.10 | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Asbestos' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Asbestos var. Mountain Leather' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Saussurite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Alunite Group' | - | A0.5-1 B3[SO4]2(OH)6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Spadaite | MgSiO2(OH)2 · H2O (?) |
| H | ⓘ Sursassite | Mn22+Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)3 |
| H | ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum var. Satin Spar Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Alunite Group | A0.5-1 B3[SO4]2(OH)6 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| O | ⓘ Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Spadaite | MgSiO2(OH)2 · H2O (?) |
| O | ⓘ Sursassite | Mn22+Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)3 |
| O | ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum var. Satin Spar Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Alunite Group | A0.5-1 B3[SO4]2(OH)6 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| Na | ⓘ Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Na | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Spadaite | MgSiO2(OH)2 · H2O (?) |
| Mg | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| Al | ⓘ Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Sursassite | Mn22+Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| Si | ⓘ Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Spadaite | MgSiO2(OH)2 · H2O (?) |
| Si | ⓘ Sursassite | Mn22+Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum var. Satin Spar Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Alunite Group | A0.5-1 B3[SO4]2(OH)6 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| Ca | ⓘ Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum var. Satin Spar Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| Mn | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Mn | ⓘ Sursassite | Mn22+Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)3 |
| Mn | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Ba | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
Fossils
There are 748 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 748 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 0.01 Ma (Pleistocene) |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 23.0 Ma (Miocene) |
| Stratigraphic Units | Click here to view 11 stratigraphic units. |
| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. |
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 36 fossil localities |
- California
- Los Angeles County
- Miocene🐚 Altamira Shale
- Miocene🐚 Cabrillo Beach
- Miocene🐚 Coursen garden
- Miocene🐚 Dacelite Quarry
- Quaternary🐚 Deadman Island
- Cenozoic🐚 Deadman Island II
- Miocene🐚 Dicalite Quarry
- Pleistocene🐚 Fisherman's Slip
- Miocene🐚 General Petroleum Oil Company well Terminal No 1
- Pleistocene🐚 Hilltop Quarry
- Miocene🐚 LACM 1925 Cabrillo Beach
- Miocene🐚 LACMIP 12020
- Pleistocene🐚 Lomita Quarry
- Pleistocene🐚 Lumber Yard
- Quaternary🐚 Malaga Cove midden
- Pleistocene🐚 Near Lomita - lower beds [Lomita Marl]
- Miocene🐚 Palos Verdes Estates
- Quaternary🐚 San Pedro
- Los Angeles County
- California
- Los Angeles County
- Miocene🐚 San Pedro
- Pleistocene🐚 San Pedro Incinerator
- Pleistocene🐚 San Pedro Lumber Yard [San Pedro Sand]
- Pleistocene🐚 Second St & Pacific Ave of Berry [Lomita Marl]
- Pleistocene🐚 Sidebotham No 1
- Miocene🐚 South of abandoned pier at Fort MacArthur
- Pleistocene🐚 Terminal Island
- Cenozoic🐚 Timms Point
- Pleistocene🐚 US Naval Housing Unit
- Pleistocene🐚 Western Avenue and Westmont Drive
- Pleistocene🐚 Westoil Terminals
- Pleistocene🐚 Woodring Loc. 37 - San Pedro [Lomita Marl]
- Pleistocene🐚 Woodring Loc. 41 - San Pedro [Lomita Marl]
- Pleistocene🐚 Woodring Loc. 53a - San Pedro [Lomita Marl]
- Pleistocene🐚 Woodring Loc. 57 - San Pedro [Lomita Marl]
- Pleistocene🐚 Woodring Loc. 60a - San Pedro [Lomita Marl]
- Pleistocene🐚 Woodring Loc. 67 - San Pedro [Lomita Marl]
- Pleistocene🐚 Woodring Loc. 69 - San Pedro [Lomita Marl]
- Los Angeles County
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Los_Angeles |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q1308991 |
| GeoNames ID: | 5384364 |
Localities in this Region
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- Los Angeles County
- Palos Verdes Peninsula
- Palos Verdes Hills
- Rolling Hills
- Palos Verdes Peninsula
- Los Angeles County
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Bluff Cove, Palos Verdes Hills, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles County, California, USA