American Graphite Company prospect (Kagel Canyon Graphite deposit; McAnany and Rice; American Graphite Company; Los Angeles Graphite Company), Limerock Canyon, Kagel Canyon, Los Angeles County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 18' 56'' North , 118° 20' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Hills | 13,000 (2018) | 6.0km |
| Sunland | 15,316 (2018) | 6.8km |
| Tujunga | 26,527 (2018) | 8.9km |
| San Fernando | 24,931 (2018) | 9.2km |
| La Crescenta-Montrose | 19,653 (2011) | 13.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Woodland Hills Rock Chippers, Inc. | San Fernando Valley, California | 15km |
| Sierra Pelona Rock Club | Newhall, California | 18km |
| Del Air Rockhounds Club | Northridge, California | 20km |
| Mineralogical Society of Southern California | Pasadena, California | 26km |
| Pasadena Lapidary Society | Pasadena, California | 26km |
Mindat Locality ID:
81124
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:81124:1
GUID (UUID V4):
bb31da05-bcc7-4ad4-93e2-39520769eeab
A graphite prospect located in the central N½NW¼ sec. 28, T3N, R14W, SBM, at/near the head of upper Limerock Canyon, near the Kagel Canyon Divide, 4.0 km (2.5 miles) NE of Kagel Canyon, 8 miles E of San Fernando, western San Gabriel Mountains.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C Description: Fine-flaked. References: |
| ⓘ Sillimanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Description: Occurs in graphite schist. References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America Plate
- Mojave DomainDomain
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate
USA
- California
- San Gabriel MountainsMountain Range
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