Clear Creek area benitoite occurrence, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Clear Creek area benitoite occurrence | Occurrence |
Santa Rita Peak | Peak |
San Benito County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 20' 27'' North , 120° 36' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Three Rocks | 246 (2011) | 26.0km |
Cantua Creek | 466 (2011) | 31.2km |
Coalinga | 16,564 (2017) | 31.2km |
San Lucas | 269 (2015) | 44.3km |
San Ardo | 517 (2015) | 44.8km |
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Coalinga Rockhound Society | Coalinga, California | 31km |
Mindat Locality ID:
211717
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:211717:4
GUID (UUID V4):
3cd8b602-555d-4d69-8891-608533484256
A benitoite occurrence located at an undetermined distance S of Santa Rita Peak, in the Clear Creek area, North of the Dallas Gem Mine on private property.
Coordinates approximate based on description.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Colour: Grayish Description: Occurs as small crystals. |
ⓘ Benitoite Formula: BaTi(Si3O9) Colour: Blue, flesh-colored, colourless Description: Occurs as small, well-formed translucent to transparent crystals with some included glaucophane. |
ⓘ Glaucophane Formula: ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
ⓘ Joaquinite-(Ce) Formula: NaBa2Ce2FeTi2[Si4O12]2O2(OH,F) · H2O |
ⓘ Neptunite Formula: KNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Benitoite | 9.CA.05 | BaTi(Si3O9) |
ⓘ | Joaquinite-(Ce) | 9.CE.25 | NaBa2Ce2FeTi2[Si4O12]2O2(OH,F) · H2O |
ⓘ | Glaucophane | 9.DE.25 | ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Neptunite | 9.EH.05 | KNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 |
ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Glaucophane | ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Joaquinite-(Ce) | NaBa2Ce2FeTi2[Si4O12]2O2(OH,F) · H2O |
Li | Lithium | |
Li | ⓘ Neptunite | KNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Benitoite | BaTi(Si3O9) |
O | ⓘ Glaucophane | ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Joaquinite-(Ce) | NaBa2Ce2FeTi2[Si4O12]2O2(OH,F) · H2O |
O | ⓘ Neptunite | KNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Joaquinite-(Ce) | NaBa2Ce2FeTi2[Si4O12]2O2(OH,F) · H2O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | ⓘ Glaucophane | ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Na | ⓘ Joaquinite-(Ce) | NaBa2Ce2FeTi2[Si4O12]2O2(OH,F) · H2O |
Na | ⓘ Neptunite | KNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Glaucophane | ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Glaucophane | ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Benitoite | BaTi(Si3O9) |
Si | ⓘ Glaucophane | ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Joaquinite-(Ce) | NaBa2Ce2FeTi2[Si4O12]2O2(OH,F) · H2O |
Si | ⓘ Neptunite | KNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Neptunite | KNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Benitoite | BaTi(Si3O9) |
Ti | ⓘ Joaquinite-(Ce) | NaBa2Ce2FeTi2[Si4O12]2O2(OH,F) · H2O |
Ti | ⓘ Neptunite | KNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Joaquinite-(Ce) | NaBa2Ce2FeTi2[Si4O12]2O2(OH,F) · H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Neptunite | KNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Benitoite | BaTi(Si3O9) |
Ba | ⓘ Joaquinite-(Ce) | NaBa2Ce2FeTi2[Si4O12]2O2(OH,F) · H2O |
Ce | Cerium | |
Ce | ⓘ Joaquinite-(Ce) | NaBa2Ce2FeTi2[Si4O12]2O2(OH,F) · H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Franciscan DomainDomain
USA
- California
- Diablo RangeMountain Range
- San Benito County
- New Idria Mining DistrictMining District
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