Streak is white. Other Characteristics: Nearly all specimens fluoresce blue under UV light. Associated Minerals include serpentine, neptunite, natrolite, joaquinite, sanbornite, taramellite, albite and fresnoite. Notable Occurrences include only the mines of San Benito County, California, USA for good excellent crystals.
Elevation- Los Angeles 300 feet. Elevation- San Francisco 60 feet. Based on these numbers alone, you'll be going downhill from Los Angeles to San Francisco as you travel North on Hwy 1 (the more scenic route and closer to sea level)
South of the Cascade Mountains and the Modoc Plateau, is the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The Sierra Nevada range, a batholitic landform, runs for over 400 miles from north to south. At 14,494 feet, Mt. Whitney is the highest elevation in all the 48 lower states of the USA.he cities of Los Angeles and San Diego are located in this region. East of the basin are the mountain ranges. The Peninsular Ranges are made up of the Laguna Mountains, the Palomar Mountain Range, the Santa Ana Mountains, the San Jacinto Mountains, and the Santa Rosa Mountains.