VOOZH about

URL: https://www.mindat.org/loc-28450.html

⇱ Descanso, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA

👁 Image
Now Featuring: The Bruce Carter Collection at Heritage Auctions, Live May 16th
Log InRegister
AboutSupport UsPhotosDiscussionsSearchLearnMore

Descanso, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types
Descanso- not defined -
Laguna MountainsMountain Range
San Diego CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
PhotosMapsSearch
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 51' 10'' North , 116° 36' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Descanso1,423 (2011)0.1km
Pine Valley1,510 (2011)8.7km
Alpine14,236 (2011)14.3km
Harbison Canyon3,841 (2011)20.4km
San Diego Country Estates10,109 (2011)23.2km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
El Cajon Valley Gem & Mineral SocietyEl Cajon, California33km
Mindat Locality ID:
28450
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28450:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


No description has been added for this locality. Can you add one?

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Description: A little occurs.
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent
North America Plate
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate

This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.

References

Quick NavTopMineral ListLocalities in RegionOther RegionsReferences
Mindat.org® is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Mindat® and mindat.org® are registered trademarks of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2026, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph and Ida Chau.
To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844. doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: April 4, 2026 07:10:04 Page updated: October 18, 2025 02:58:39
Go to top of page