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Point Vicente (Vicente Pointe), Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California, USAi
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Rancho Palos Verdes- not defined -
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 44' 28'' North , 118° 24' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Rancho Palos Verdes42,732 (2017)2.2km
Rolling Hills1,893 (2017)5.2km
Palos Verdes Estates13,682 (2017)6.9km
Rolling Hills Estates8,258 (2017)7.1km
Lomita20,785 (2017)10.5km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Palos Verdes Gem & Mineral SocietyRolling Hills Estates, California7km
South Bay Lapidary & Mineral SocietyTorrance, California12km
The Culver City Rock and Mineral ClubCulver City, California31km
Delvers Gem & Mineral SocietyBellflower, California31km
Southern California Paleontological SocietyLos Angeles, California38km
Mindat Locality ID:
25104
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:25104:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A cape with sea cliffs.

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5 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘEpsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 · 7H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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