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⇱ San Miguelito Canyon Road Diatomite outcrop, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California, USA

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San Miguelito Canyon Road Diatomite outcrop, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California, USAi
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San Miguelito Canyon Road Diatomite outcropOutcrop
LompocTown
Santa Barbara CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 36' 11'' North , 120° 27' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lompoc44,164 (2017)4.0km
Mission Hills3,576 (2011)9.5km
Vandenberg Village6,497 (2011)11.7km
Vandenberg Air Force Base3,338 (2011)16.9km
Los Alamos1,890 (2011)23.0km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Orcutt Mineral SocietySanta Maria, California39km
Mindat Locality ID:
260461
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:260461:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Small outcrop of diatomite and opaline cherts east of San Miguelito Canyon Road.

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1 valid mineral.

Rock Types Recorded

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Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O

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Pacific PlateTectonic Plate

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