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Carmel Valley, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey County, California, USAi
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Carmel ValleyValley
Carmel-by-the-SeaTown
Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range)Mountain Range
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Pinnixa galliheri

Carmel Valley, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Santa Lucia Mts, Monterey County, California, USA
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Pinnixa galliheri

Carmel Valley, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Santa Lucia Mts, Monterey County, California, USA
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Pinnixa galliheri

Carmel Valley, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Santa Lucia Mts, Monterey County, California, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 32' 10'' North , 121° 55' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.53611,-121.92806
GRN:
N25W70
Type:
Valley
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
29460
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:29460:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A valley the mouth of which is located 2.0 km (6,400 feet) SSW of Carmel-by-the-Sea.

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ⓘ'Apatite
var. Collophane'		-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ''-Ca5(PO4)3A

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HHydrogen
Hⓘ Apatite var. CollophaneCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Apatite var. CollophaneCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FFluorine
Fⓘ Apatite var. CollophaneCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Apatite var. CollophaneCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Apatite var. CollophaneCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Apatite var. CollophaneCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A

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