Salinia Domain, North America Platei
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| Salinia Domain | Domain |
| North America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
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Age:
1700 Ma
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
Lund, K., Box, S. E., Holm-Denoma, C. S., San Juan, C. A., Blakely, R. J., Saltus, R. W., ... & Dewitt, E. H. (2015). Basement domain map of the conterminous United States and Alaska (Data Series 898, p. 48). US Department of the Interior, US Geological Survey.
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Salinas | 157,380 (2017) |
| Santa Cruz | 64,220 (2017) |
| Watsonville | 53,628 (2017) |
| Pacifica | 39,260 (2017) |
| Seaside | 33,025 (2015) |
| Monterey | 28,338 (2017) |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Salinian block
Lateral-extensional orogen
Strike-slip 30–0 Ma
Fragment of Mohave domain?
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| ⓘ Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 Description: Occurs principally in calc-silicates where Fe sulphides are abundant. Reference: Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 3-10; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 138, 399; Dunning, G.E. and Cooper, J.F. (1986): Mineralogy of the Kalkar Quarry, Santa Cruz, California. Mineralogical Record, 17(5), 315-326.; Dunning, G. E., Walstrom, R. E., & Lechner, W. (2018) Barium Silicate Mineralogy of the Western Margin, North American Continent, Part Geology, Origin, Paragenesis and Mineral Distribution from Baja California Norte, Mexico, Western Canada and Alaska, USA. Baymin Journal, Vol. 19, No. 5 |
| ⓘ 'Actinolite-Tremolite Series' Colour: Pale green Description: Radiating sheaves 10 to 15 cm long. Reference: Leo, G.W. (1967) The plutonic and metamorphic rocks of the Ben Lomond Mountain area, Santa Cruz County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology Special Report 91: 41; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 399. |
| ⓘ Adamite Formula: Zn2(AsO4)(OH) Localities: Colour: Pale green Description: Occurs as small crystals. Reference: Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 3-10; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 138, 321. |
| ⓘ 'Allanite Group' Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Amesite Formula: Mg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4 Reference: Mineralogical Record: 17:315 |
| ⓘ Analcime Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O Locality: Langley Hill Quarry and mill, Sky Londa, Santa Cruz Mountains, San Mateo Co., California, USA Description: Glassy crystals in amygdules of basaltic rock. Reference: Haehl, Harry Lewis & Ralph Arnold (1904), The Miocene diabase of the Santa Cruz Mountains in San Mateo County, California: American Philosophical Society Proceedings: 43: 16-53; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 71; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California: 370. |
| ⓘ Andradite Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 Reference: Mineralogical Record: 17:315 |
| ⓘ Annabergite Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O Localities: Colour: Pale green Description: Occurs as crystals on fractures in limestone and as a minor constituent of small veins of sphalerite and molybdenite. Reference: Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 321. |
| ⓘ Annabergite var. Magnesium-bearing Annabergite Formula: (Ni,Mg)3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O Description: Occurs as small, well-formed crystals and as fibers. Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 77; Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 3-10; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 138. |
| ⓘ Antigorite Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 Description: Occurs as an alteration product of forsterite. Reference: Gross, E.B., Wainwright, J.E.N., and Evans, B.W. (1965) Pabstite, the tin analogue of benitoite. American Mineralogist: 50: 1164-1169; Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 3-10; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 424, 459; Dunning, G.E. and Cooper, J.F. (1986): Mineralogy of the Kalkar Quarry, Santa Cruz, California. Mineralogical Record, 17(5), 315-326. |
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. Reference: Calif. Jour. Mines and Geol. 40(4): 411-421 (1944) |
| ⓘ 'Apatite var. Carbonate-rich Apatite' Reference: Gower, H.G. and Madsen, B.M. (1964) The occurrence of phosphate rock in California. USGS Prof. Paper 501-D: 84; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 317. |
| ⓘ 'Apatite var. Collophane' Localities: Reliz Canyon area deposits, Reliz Canyon, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey Co., California, USA Unspecified road cuts, Carmel Valley, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey Co., California, USA Vaquero Canyon, Monterey Co., California, USA San Lucas area deposit, San Lucas, Monterey Co., California, USA Description: Occurs as concretionary pellets in shale. Reference: Galliher, Edgar Wayne (1931), Collophane from Miocene brown shales of California American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin: 15: 266; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 79; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 316. |
| ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group' Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O Localities: Reference: Sanford, Samuel & Ralph W. Stone (1914), Useful minerals of the United States: USGS Bulletin 585: 24; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geol. Bulletin 189: 80. |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 Description: Occurs as glassy crystals lining cavities in re-crystallized limestone. Reference: Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 3-10; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 138, 216; Dunning, G.E. and Cooper, J.F. (1986): Mineralogy of the Kalkar Quarry, Santa Cruz, California. Mineralogical Record, 17(5), 315-326. |
| ⓘ Arsenic Formula: As Reference: Blake, Wm. P. (1856), Observations on the physical geography and geology of the coast of California, from Bodega Bay to San Diego: US Coast Survey, Report 1855: 301; Blake, Wm. P. (1858), Report of a geological reconnaissance in California 370 pp., New York.: 301; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 85, 126; Dana 6: 1096; Eakle (1914) Minerals of California. |
| ⓘ Arseniosiderite Formula: Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Localities: Unspecified Cu-Au-As-Fe occurrences, Los Burros Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey Co., California, USA Riley Ranch prospect, Riley Ranch, Chualar Canyon, Gabilan Range, Monterey Co., California, USA Pacific Cement and Aggregate Company quarry, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co., California, USA Description: Occurs in gold-quartz veins below the water table. Reference: Hill, James Madison (1923), The Los Burros district, Monterey County, California: USGS Bulletin 735: 323-336; …Pacific Min. News: 234 (1923): 327; Hart, E.W. (1966) Mines and mineral resources of Monterey County, California. California Division Mines and Geology County Report 5, 142 pp.: 45-50; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 86; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California: 76. |
| ⓘ 'Asbestos' Description: A variety of tremolite. Reference: Fitch, A.A. (1931), The geology of Ben Lomond Mountain, California: University of California Department of Geological Sciences Bulletin: 21: 9; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 68. |
| ⓘ 'Asbestos var. Mountain Leather' Description: A variety of tremolite. Reference: Fitch, A.A. (1931), The geology of Ben Lomond Mountain, California: University of California Department of Geological Sciences Bulletin: 21: 9; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 68. |
| ⓘ Autunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 91. |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Localities: Reference: Laizure, Clyde McK (1925), San Francisco field division: California Mining Bureau. Report 21: 28; Hart, E.W. (1966) Mines and mineral resources of Monterey County, California. California Division Mines and Geology County Report 5, 142 pp.: 120; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 94; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 226. |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Localities: Gabilan Peak deposit (Fremont Peak deposit), Gabilan Peak (Fremont Peak), Bardin Ranch, Gabilan Range, Monterey Co., California, USA Unnamed Baryte prospect (1), Fremont Peak, Gabilan Range, San Benito Co., California, USA Pacific Cement and Aggregate Company quarry, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co., California, USA South of Taylor Spring, Taylor Spring, San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA Description: Occurs in veins up to 6 feet (1.95 meters) wide. Reference: Bradley, W.W. (1930), Barite in California: CA State Mineralogist Rept.: 26(1): 45-57; Brobst, D.A. (1958), Barite Resources of the United States, USGS Bull. 1072-B: 108 (Table 10); Bradley, W.W. & C.A. Logan (1919), San Benito County: California Mining Bureau. Report 15: 625; Hart, E.W. (1966) Mines and mineral resources of Monterey County, California. California Division Mines and Geology County Report 5, 142 pp.: 28-29.; Weber, F.H., Jr. (1966b), Mineral resources of California: Barite. California Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin: 191: 96-97 (No. 16). |
| ⓘ Bementite ? Formula: Mn7Si6O15(OH)8 Description: May be some present. Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10095182. |
| ⓘ 'Bindheimite' Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O Colour: Yellow Description: Occurs as coatings on jamesonite. Reference: Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 4; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 137, 138, 184; Dunning, G.E. and Cooper, J.F. (1986): Mineralogy of the Kalkar Quarry, Santa Cruz, California; Mineralogical Record (1986): 17: 315. |
| ⓘ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 Localities: Reference: Ross, D.C. (1976) Prehnite in plutonic and metamorphic rocks of the northern Santa Lucia Range, Salinian Block, California. USGS Jour. Res.: 4: 561-568; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 490. |
| ⓘ Bismuth Formula: Bi Reference: Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 8; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 51. |
| ⓘ Blödite Formula: Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O Localities: Description: Occurs as very large crystals in mud. Reference: Gale, Hoyt Stoddard (1914e), Sodium sulphate in the Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo County, California: USGS Bulletin 540: 428-433; Schaller, Waldemar Theodore (1916a), Mineralogic notes, USGS Bulletin 610: 148; Eady, A.F. (1966) Bloedite-Kristalle von Soda Lake, San Luis Obispo County, Kalifornien. Aufschluss: 17: 268-269; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 268. |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 Reference: Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp.: 94; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 111. |
| ⓘ Boulangerite Formula: Pb5Sb4S11 Localities: Description: Occurs as fine, fibrous masses intermixed with tremolite. Reference: Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 4; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 137, 138. |
| ⓘ Brucite Formula: Mg(OH)2 Colour: White Description: Occurs as rounded grains. Reference: Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 9; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 146; Dunning, G.E. and Cooper, J.F. (1986): Mineralogy of the Kalkar Quarry, Santa Cruz, California. Mineralogical Record, 17(5), 315-326. |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region. Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Calcite var. Sand-Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Locality: Unnamed Sand Calcite occurrence [1], Parkfield area, Cholame Hills, Monterey Co., California, USA Habit: Twins twin plane Description: Crystals aboutn 65% sand and 35% calcite. Reference: Rogers, Austin Flint & Ralph Daniel Reed (1926), Sand-calcite crystals from Monterey County, California: American Mineralogist: 11: 23-28; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 118; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 211.;Huizing, T. E., & Richards, R. P. (2021). Connoisseur's Choice: Sand Calcite, Rattlesnake Butte, South Dakota. Rocks & Minerals, 96(5), 414-431. |
| ⓘ Calomel Formula: [Hg2]2+Cl2 Locality: Unnamed Hg occurrence [4], El Corte de Madera Rancho, Portola Valley, San Mateo Co., California, USA Reference: Rogers, Austin Flint (1911a), Eglestonite from San Mateo County, California: American Journal of Science, 4th. Series: 32: 48-50; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 119, 260. |
| ⓘ Carnotite Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O Reference: Hart, E.W. (1966) Mines and mineral resources of Monterey County, California. California Division Mines and Geology County Report 5, 142 pp.: No. 178, p. 142; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 326. |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 Reference: Gross, E.B., Wainwright, J.E.N., and Evans, B.W. (1965) Pabstite, the tin analogue of benitoite. American Mineralogist: 50: 1164-1169; Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 9; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 105. |
| ⓘ Celsian Formula: Ba(Al2Si2O8) Description: Occurs as small crystals in siliceous rock. Reference: Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 8; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 365.; Dunning, G. E., Walstrom, R. E., & Lechner, W. (2018) Barium Silicate Mineralogy of the Western Margin, North American Continent, Part Geology, Origin, Paragenesis and Mineral Distribution from Baja California Norte, Mexico, Western Canada and Alaska, USA. Baymin Journal, Vol. 19, No. 5 |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 Localities: Description: Occurs as brilliant, glassy crystals in cavities in galena and as isolated crystals in bindheimite and jamesonite. Reference: Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 3-10; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 138, 234. |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. Description: Occurs frequently assciated with gold in lode veins in the district. Reference: Hart, E.W. (1966) Mines and mineral resources of Monterey County, California. California Division Mines and Geology County Report 5, 142 pp.: 122; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California: 90. |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Colour: Pale green Reference: Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 8; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 138, 435. |
| ⓘ Chondrodite Formula: Mg5(SiO4)2F2 Localities: Reference: Leo, G.W. (1967) The plutonic and metamorphic rocks of the Ben Lomond Mountain area, Santa Cruz County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology Special Report 91: 41; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 461. |
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 Localities: Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 391. |
| ⓘ Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 Habit: Fibrous Description: Occurs in veins to 1½ feet (0.5 meters) wide. Reference: Laizure, Clyde McK (1925), San Francisco field division: California Mining Bureau. Report 21: 28; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 335. |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS Localities: Botts Mine (Botts deposit; Bryson Mine), Fort Hunter-Liggett Military Reservation, Los Burros Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey Co., California, USA Unnamed Hg occurrence [4], El Corte de Madera Rancho, Portola Valley, San Mateo Co., California, USA Moore Ranch deposit, Moore Ranch, Sierra de Salinas, Monterey Co., California, USA Unnamed Hg occurrence [5], Tassajara Hot Spring, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey Co., California, USA Unnamed Hg occurrence [2], Jamesburg, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey Co., California, USA Reference: Holmes, G.H. (1965) Mercury in California. US Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8252: 155; Hart, E.W. (1966) Mines and mineral resources of Monterey County, California. California Division Mines and Geology County Report 5, 142 pp.: 72-73; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 118. |
| ⓘ 'Clays' Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. Reference: Hart, E.W. (1966) Mines and mineral resources of Monterey County, California. California Division Mines and Geology County Report 5, 142 pp.: No. 15, p. 121; USGS MRDS database (2005). |
| ⓘ Clinohumite Formula: Mg9(SiO4)4F2 Reference: Wise, Wm. S. (1959), An occurrence of geikielite: American Mineralogist : 44: 879-882; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 460. |
| ⓘ 'Clinoptilolite' Formula: M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O Locality: San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA Description: Common in the Miocene Obispo Formation. Reference: Surdam, R.C. and Hall, C.A. (1968) Zeolitization of the Obispo formation, Coast Ranges of California. Geology Society of America Special Paper 101, abstract for 1966: 338; Surdam, R.C., Turner, D.L., and Hall, C.A. (1970) Distribution and genesis of suthigenic silicates in the Obispo formation. Geological Society of America Abstract, 2, No.2: 151-152; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 377. |
| ⓘ Copiapite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O Reference: Mineralogical Record: 17:315 |
| ⓘ Coronadite Formula: Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 Reference: Mineralogical Record: 17:315 |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS Description: Occurs sparingly. Reference: Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 3-10; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 100. |
| ⓘ Cristobalite Formula: SiO2 Description: Occurs disordered and intermediate except in restricted areas, where it contains ordered component. Reference: Murata K.J., Dibblee, T.W., and Drinkwater, J.L. (1979) Thermal effects of large bodies of intrusive serpentine on overlying Monterey shale, southern Diablo Range, Cholame area, California. USGS Professional Paper 1082, 8 pp.: 1-8; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 354. |
| ⓘ Cummingtonite Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 Colour: Colorless Description: Occurs as microscopic patches and fibrous, radiating aggregates in the gabbro. Reference: Leo, G.W. (1967) The plutonic and metamorphic rocks of the Ben Lomond Mountain area, Santa Cruz County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology Special Report 91: 34; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 395. |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 Colour: Colourless Description: Occurs as grains in recrystallized limestone. Reference: Gross, E.B., Wainwright, J.E.N., and Evans, B.W. (1965) Pabstite, the tin analogue of benitoite. American Mineralogist: 50: 1164-1169; Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 3-10; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 138; Dunning, G.E. and Cooper, J.F. (1986): Mineralogy of the Kalkar Quarry, Santa Cruz, California. Mineralogical Record, 17(5), 315-326.; Dunning, G. E., Walstrom, R. E., & Lechner, W. (2018) Barium Silicate Mineralogy of the Western Margin, North American Continent, Part Geology, Origin, Paragenesis and Mineral Distribution from Baja California Norte, Mexico, Western Canada and Alaska, USA. Baymin Journal, Vol. 19, No. 5 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Localities: Reference: Averill, Charles V. (1947b), Mines and mineral resources of San Benito County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 43): 43: 49-50; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 221. |
| ⓘ Dravite Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Reference: Mineralogical Record: 17:315 |
| ⓘ Eglestonite Formula: [Hg2]2+3OCl3(OH) Locality: Unnamed Hg occurrence [4], El Corte de Madera Rancho, Portola Valley, San Mateo Co., California, USA Reference: Rogers, Austin Flint (1911a), Eglestonite from San Mateo County, California: American Journal of Science, 4th. Series: 32: 48-50; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 119. |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Localities: Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Epsomite Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O Localities: Description: Occurs as encrustations on Mg-rich rocks during periods of extreme dryness. Reference: Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 3-10; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 138; Dunning, G.E. and Cooper, J.F. (1986): Mineralogy of the Kalkar Quarry, Santa Cruz, California. Mineralogical Record, 17(5), 315-326. |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' Localities: Reference: Hart, E.W. (1966) Mines and mineral resources of Monterey County, California. California Division Mines and Geology County Report 5, 142 pp.: 42-43. |
| ⓘ 'Ferro-actinolite-Tremolite Series' Reference: Rob Lavinsky photo. |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F Colour: Yellow-brown, brown Description: Occurs as yellow-brown grains in pyrrhotite and as small prismatic brown crystals in quartz. Reference: Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 3-10; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 138, 317. |
| ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 Localities: Spring Street Quarry (locality 270), Ben Lomond Mountain, Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Cruz Co., California, USA Magnesian Marble occurrence(s), Slates Hot Springs, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey Co., California, USA Pacific Cement and Aggregate Company quarry, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co., California, USA Description: Occurs as an accessory mineral in marble. Reference: Leo, G.W. (1967) The plutonic and metamorphic rocks of the Ben Lomond Mountain area, Santa Cruz County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology Special Report 91: 41; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 459. |
| ⓘ Franckeite Formula: Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn4+2Sb2S14 Description: Occurs in limestone contact rock as thin-tabular, warped and striated crystals up to 2.5 cm long. Reference: Gross, Eugene Bischoff & John E.N. Wainwright (1964), Barium-tin-titanium silicate having the benitoite structure (abstract): Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section Meeting Program, Seattle, March 1964: 36; Gross, E.B., Wainwright, J.E.N., and Evans, B.W. (1965) Pabstite, the tin analogue of benitoite. American Mineralogist: 50: 1164-116; Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 5-6, 8; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 93, 137, 138. |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Localities: Description: Occurs as a 30 inch (76.5 cm) thick vein. Reference: Huguenin, Emile & W.O. Castello (1921), San Mateo County: California Mining Bureau. Report 17: 172; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 191. |
| ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena Formula: PbS with Ag Reference: Blake, Wm. P. (1858), Report of a geological reconnaissance in California 370 pp., New York.: 295, 301; Robinson, Alfred (1891), Life in California, 182 pp., San Francisco: 152; Eakle, Arthur Starr (1914), Minerals of California: California Division Mines Bulletin 67, 226 pp.; Duflot de Mofras, Eugene (1937), Travels on the Pacific coast: exploration du territorie de l’Oregon, des Californies et de la mer Vermeille, 1840-1842, translated by Marguerite E. Wilbur, Pasadena, 2 volumes: 215; Jenkins, W.W. (1906), History of the development of placer mining in California: Historical Society of Southern California, Annual Pub., vol. 7: 70. |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Geikielite Formula: MgTiO3 Colour: Black Description: Occurs in highly metamorphosed magnesian marble of the Sur series as small (0.01 mm to 0.10 mm) opaque, irregular to rounded grains associated with rutile and spinel. Reference: Wise, Wm. S. (1959), An occurrence of geikielite: American Mineralogist : 44: 879-882; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 173, 460. |
| ⓘ Gersdorffite Formula: NiAsS Description: Occurs as small grains enclosed in sphalerite. Reference: Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 8; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 65, 138; Dunning, G.E. and Cooper, J.F. (1986): Mineralogy of the Kalkar Quarry, Santa Cruz, California. Mineralogical Record, 17(5), 315-326.; Dunning, G. E., Walstrom, R. E., & Lechner, W. (2018) Barium Silicate Mineralogy of the Western Margin, North American Continent, Part Geology, Origin, Paragenesis and Mineral Distribution from Baja California Norte, Mexico, Western Canada and Alaska, USA. Baymin Journal, Vol. 19, No. 5 |
| ⓘ 'Glauconite' Formula: (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 Description: Occurs in bottom sediments recovered by dredging. Reference: Galliher, Edgar Wayne (1935a), Glauconite genesis: Geological Society of America Bulletin: 46: 1359; Galliher, Edgar Wayne (1935b), Geology of glauconite: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin: 19: 1580; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 200; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 429. |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) Reference: Mineralogical Record: 17:315 |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Localities: Reported from at least 24 localities in this region. Reference: Hubbard, Henry G. (1943), Mines and mineral resources of Santa Cruz County: California Journal of Mines and Geology; California Division Mines (Report 39): 39(1): 41; USGS MRDS database (2005) loc. file ID #10165070. |
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C Localities: Description: Occurs as lustrous flakes in most of the limestones of the Sur series. Reference: Trask, Parker Davies (1926), Geology of Point Sur quadrangle, California: University of California, Department of Geological Science Bulletin: 16: 131; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 207. |
| ⓘ Greenockite Formula: CdS Colour: Pale yellow Description: Coatings on black, massive sphalerite. Reference: Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 6; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 93, 138. |
| ⓘ 'Gummite' ? Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 209. |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Localities: Reported from at least 19 localities in this region. Reference: Hess, Frank L. (1920), Gypsum deposits of California, in Stone, R.W., Gypsum deposits of the United States: USGS Bulletin 697: 82; Laizure, Clyde McK (1925), San Francisco field division: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Mining Bureau (Report 21): 21: 515; Franke, Herbert A. (1935a), Mines and mineral resources of San Luis Obispo County, California: California Division Mines (Report 31): 31(4): 423. |
| ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl Locality: Soda Lake deposit (Strip Mine), Soda Lake area, Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA Reference: Rock Currier collection |
| ⓘ Hanksite Formula: Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl Locality: Soda Lake deposit (Strip Mine), Soda Lake area, Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA Description: Occurs as crystals exhibiting prism and pyramid. Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 214. |
| ⓘ Hedenbergite Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6 Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 383. |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ 'Heulandite' Reference: Gilbert, C.M. and McAndrews, M.G. (1948) Authigenic heulandite in sandstone, Santa Cruz County, California. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology: 18: 91-99; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 377. |
| ⓘ 'Hornblende' Reference: Mineralogical Record (2002) 33:237-242 |
| ⓘ Hörnesite Formula: Mg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O Reference: Mineralogical Record: 17:315 |
| ⓘ Huntite Formula: CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| ⓘ Hydromagnesite Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O Localities: Description: Occurs as patches in serpentine. Reference: Rogers, Austin Flint (1923b), The crystallography of hydromagnesite: American Journal of Science, 5th. Series: 6: 46; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 222. |
| ⓘ 'Hypersthene' Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3 Description: Comprises up to 10% of the gabbro body. Reference: Leo, G.W. (1967) The plutonic and metamorphic rocks of the Ben Lomond Mountain area, Santa Cruz County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology Special Report 91: 34; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 386. |
| ⓘ 'Iddingsite' Formula: MgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O Locality: Monterey Co., California, USA Description: Occurs as a basic constituent of basic rock "carmeloite." Reference: Lawson, Andrew Cowper (1893), The geology of Carmelo Bay: University of California, Department of Geologic Science Bulletin: 1: 31; Ross, Clarence Samuel & Earl V. Shannon (1926), The origin, occurrence, composition, and physical properties of the mineral iddingsite: US National Museum Proceedings 2579, vol. 67, Art. 7: 1-19; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 224. |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Description: Occurs in layers of black sand up to 6 inches (15 cm) thick. Reference: Laizure, Clyde McK (1926), Marin, San Benito, Santa Cruz, and Sonoma Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 22: 75; Hess, Frank L. (1927), Rare metals – cobalt: Mineral Resources U.S., 1924, part 1: 463; Katz, F.J. (1927), USGS Mineral Resources U.S., 1924, part I, VII, 112A: 463. |
| ⓘ Jamesonite Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14 Description: Occurs coated by yellow bindheimite. Reference: Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 4; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 137, 138. |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 Locality: Drakes Bay, Marin Co., California, USA Description: Abundant as seams and coatings on Monterey Shale along the bay. Reference: Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 277. |
| ⓘ Kermesite Formula: Sb2S2O Description: Occurs as coatings as an alteration product of stibnite. Reference: Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 3-10; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 132, 138. |
| ⓘ Kornelite Formula: Fe2(SO4)3 · 7H2O Reference: Mineralogical Record: 17:315 |
| ⓘ Laumontite Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O Localities: Description: Authigenic Reference: Madsen, B.M. and Murata, K.J. (1970) Occurrence of laumontite in the Tertiary sandstones of the central Coast Ranges of California. USGS Professional Paper 700-D: 188; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 384. |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Reference: Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 3-10; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 138. |
| ⓘ Löllingite Formula: FeAs2 Reference: Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 8; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 77; Dunning, G.E. and Cooper, J.F. (1986): Mineralogy of the Kalkar Quarry, Santa Cruz, California. Mineralogical Record, 17(5), 315-326.; Dunning, G. E., Walstrom, R. E., & Lechner, W. (2018) Barium Silicate Mineralogy of the Western Margin, North American Continent, Part Geology, Origin, Paragenesis and Mineral Distribution from Baja California Norte, Mexico, Western Canada and Alaska, USA. Baymin Journal, Vol. 19, No. 5 |
| ⓘ Löllingite var. Cobalt-bearing Löllingite Formula: (Fe,Co)As2 Reference: Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 3-10; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 138. |
| ⓘ Ludwigite Formula: Mg2Fe3+(BO3)O2 Description: Occurs as a minor associated mineral. Reference: Chesterman, C.W. (1966a), Vonsenite of Monterey County, California: American Mineralogist: 51: 261-262; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 236. |
| ⓘ Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 Localities: Natividad Quarry & mill (Permanente Metals Corp. pit), Natividad, Gabilan Range, Monterey Co., California, USA Hollister Dolomite Quarry (O'Hara Ranch; Westvaco), Gabilan Range, San Benito Co., California, USA Unnamed Magnesite occurrence [1] (Unnamed Dolomite occurrence), Fremont Peak, Gabilan Range, San Benito Co., California, USA Garner-Harris deposits, Gabilan Range, San Benito Co., California, USA Middle Dam deposit (Middle Dam), Fremont Peak, Gabilan Range, San Benito Co., California, USA Reference: Allen, John E. (1946), Geology of the San Juan Bautista quadrangle, California: California Division Mines Bulletin 133, 75pp; (abstract) Geological Society of America Bulletin 56: 1143; Logan, Clarence August (1947), Limestone in California: California Division Mines Report 43: 177-357; Ver Planck, W.E. (1957), Magnesium and Magnesium Compounds, California Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 176: 313-323; Bowen, O.E., Jr. & C.H. Gray, Jr. (1959), Geology and economic possibilities of the limestone and dolomite deposits of the northern Gabilan Range, California: California Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mines & Geology Special Report 56, 40 pp. |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. Reference: Hart, E.W. (1966) Mines and mineral resources of Monterey County, California. California Division Mines and Geology County Report 5, 142 pp.: 120; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 226. |
| ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides' Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10095182. |
| ⓘ Meionite Formula: Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3 Reference: Mineralogical Record: 17:315 |
| ⓘ Melanophlogite Formula: 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2) Description: Chalcedony pseudomorph after melanophlogite. Found in a float sample from the beach (washed ashore from an underwater formation (?)in 1960. Reference: Dunning, G.E. & Cooper, J.F. (2002): Pseudomorphic melanophlogites from California. Mineralogical Record 33: 237-242 |
| ⓘ Melanterite Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O Localities: Colour: Pale blue Description: Occurs as crystals. Reference: Schaller, Waldemar Theodore (1905b), Mineralogical notes: USGS Bulletin 262: 123; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 290. |
| ⓘ Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite Formula: (Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O Colour: Pale blue Description: Occurs as crystals. Reference: Schaller, Waldemar Theodore (1905b), Mineralogical notes: USGS Bulletin 262: 123; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 290. |
| ⓘ Meneghinite Formula: Pb13CuSb7S24 Description: The principal sulphosalt here; coarse crystals and fibrous forms in veins and pods of limestone. Reference: Gross, Eugene Bischoff & John E.N. Wainwright (1964), Barium-tin-titanium silicate having the benitoite structure (abstract): Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section Meeting Program, Seattle, March 1964: 36; Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 4, 8; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 93, 136, 138. |
| ⓘ Mercury Formula: Hg Locality: Unnamed Hg occurrence [4], El Corte de Madera Rancho, Portola Valley, San Mateo Co., California, USA Reference: Rogers, Austin Flint (1911a), Eglestonite from San Mateo County, California: American Journal of Science, 4th. Series: 32: 48-50; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 119, 260. |
| ⓘ Mirabilite Formula: Na2SO4 · 10H2O Locality: Soda Lake deposit (Strip Mine), Soda Lake area, Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA Description: Occurs in white crystalline salts. Reference: Gale, Hoyt Stoddard (1914e), Sodium sulphate in the Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo County, California: USGS Bulletin 540: 428-433; Franke, Herbert A. (1935a), Mines and mineral resources of San Luis Obispo County, California: California Division Mines Report 31: 455; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 280. |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 Localities: Wescott Ranch prospect (Vancouver Pinnacle; Vancouver prospect), Wescott Ranch, Harlem, Gabilan Range, Monterey Co., California, USA Copper Mountain Mine, Pinnacles National Monument, Gabilan Range, San Benito Co., California, USA Pacific Cement and Aggregate Company quarry, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co., California, USA Description: Occurs in quartz veins. Reference: Boalich, E. S. (1921), Mendocino, Monterey, Mono, Napa, Solano, Stanislaus Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 17: 157; Hart, E.W. (1966) Mines and mineral resources of Monterey County, California. California Division Mines and Geology County Report 5, 142 pp.: 74, 134; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 80. |
| ⓘ Mordenite Formula: (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O Locality: San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA Description: Common in the Miocene Obispo Formation. Reference: Surdam, R.C. and Hall, C.A. (1968) Zeolitization of the Obispo formation, Coast Ranges of California. Geology Society of America Special Paper 101, abstract for 1966: 338; Surdam, R.C., Turner, D.L., and Hall, C.A. (1970) Distribution and genesis of suthigenic silicates in the Obispo formation. Geological Society of America Abstract, 2, No.2: 151-152; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 374, 377. |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Mineralogical Record: 17:315 |
| ⓘ Népouite Formula: (Ni,Mg)3(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: Mineralogical Record: 17:315 |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region. Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 282. |
| ⓘ Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Localities: Colour: Creamy to white Description: Occurs as a large mass of pure material large enough to have been quarried. Reference: Bradley, W.W. & C.A. Waring (1919), Monterey County: California Mining Bureau. Report 15: 601; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 184. |
| ⓘ Pabstite (TL) Formula: Ba(Sn,Ti)(Si3O9) Type Locality: Colour: Colourless to white; pink tinge (fresh break) Description: Associated with other Sn-bearing minerals in contact zone of the limestone; disseminated anhedral grains (commonly less than 2 mm diameter, aggregates to 10 mm). Reference: Gross, Eugene Bischoff & John E.N. Wainwright (1964), Barium-tin-titanium silicate having the benitoite structure (abstract): Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section Meeting Program, Seattle, March 1964: 36; Gross, E.B., Wainwright, J.E.N., and Evans, B.W. (1965) Pabstite, the tin analogue of benitoite. American Mineralogist: 50: 1164-1169; Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 3-10; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 467.; Dunning, G. E., Walstrom, R. E., & Lechner, W. (2018) Barium Silicate Mineralogy of the Western Margin, North American Continent, Part Geology, Origin, Paragenesis and Mineral Distribution from Baja California Norte, Mexico, Western Canada and Alaska, USA. Baymin Journal, Vol. 19, No. 5 |
| ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup' Locality: San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA Description: Occurs as an alteration product in the Miocene Obispo Formation. Reference: Surdam, R.C., Turner, D.L., and Hall, C.A. (1970) Distribution and genesis of suthigenic silicates in the Obispo formation. Geological Society of America Abstract, 2, No.2: 151-152; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 382. |
| ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Localities: Spring Street Quarry (locality 270), Ben Lomond Mountain, Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Cruz Co., California, USA Magnesian Marble occurrence(s), Slates Hot Springs, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey Co., California, USA Pacific Cement and Aggregate Company quarry, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co., California, USA Reference: Leo, G.W. (1967) The plutonic and metamorphic rocks of the Ben Lomond Mountain area, Santa Cruz County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology Special Report 91: 41; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 429. |
| ⓘ Piemontite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Description: Occurs as grains in sediments of the bay. Reference: Bradley, W.W. (1933), Twenty-ninth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 29: 243; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 289. |
| ⓘ Powellite Formula: Ca(MoO4) |
| ⓘ Prehnite Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 Description: Occurs abundantly as monomineralic veins, as lenses in biotite, and as discrete patches and apparent primary crystals in both plutonic and metamorphic rocks along the western edge of the Salinian block. Reference: Ross, D.C. (1976) Prehnite in plutonic and metamorphic rocks of the northern Santa Lucia Range, Salinian Block, California. USGS Jour. Res.: 4: 561-568; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 490. |
| ⓘ 'Psilomelane' Localities: Description: Psilomelane-like ore. Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10095182. |
| ⓘ 'Pumpellyite Subgroup' Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A Locality: San Mateo Co., California, USA Description: Occurs in quartzofeldspatic rocks. Reference: Hutton, Colin Osborne (1948), Stilpnomelane and pumpellyite, constituents of the Franciscan series (abstract): Geological Society of America Bulletin: 59: 1373-1374; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 299. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Botts Mine (Botts deposit; Bryson Mine), Fort Hunter-Liggett Military Reservation, Los Burros Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey Co., California, USA Unspecified Cu-Au-As-Fe occurrences, Los Burros Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey Co., California, USA Trampa Canyon prospect, Jamesburg, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey Co., California, USA Pacific Cement and Aggregate Company quarry, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co., California, USA La Panza, La Panza Mining District, La Panza Mountains, San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 Reference: Mineralogical Record: 17:315 |
| ⓘ Pyrophyllite Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2 Locality: San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 306. |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Localities: Reference: Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 8; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 70, 138, 317; Dunning, G.E. and Cooper, J.F. (1986): Mineralogy of the Kalkar Quarry, Santa Cruz, California. Mineralogical Record, 17(5), 315-326.; Dunning, G. E., Walstrom, R. E., & Lechner, W. (2018) Barium Silicate Mineralogy of the Western Margin, North American Continent, Part Geology, Origin, Paragenesis and Mineral Distribution from Baja California Norte, Mexico, Western Canada and Alaska, USA. Baymin Journal, Vol. 19, No. 5 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 317. |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 Reference: Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 3-10; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 138, 350. |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Localities: Description: Occurs in hollow geodes with liquid and moving bubbles in beach gravels. Reference: Kunz, George Frederick (1905a), Gems, jewelers’ materials, and ornamental stones of California: California Division Mines Bulletin 37, 171 pp.: 71; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 318.; Mineralogical Record (2002) 33:237-242 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Jasper Localities: Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 317. |
| ⓘ Rozenite Formula: FeSO4 · 4H2O Description: Occurs in fractures in siliceous limestone rich in arsenopyrite. Reference: Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 3-10; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 138, 272, 321; Dunning, G.E. and Cooper, J.F. (1986): Mineralogy of the Kalkar Quarry, Santa Cruz, California. Mineralogical Record, 17(5), 315-326. |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 Localities: Description: Abundant in the gabbro. Reference: Leo, G.W. (1967) The plutonic and metamorphic rocks of the Ben Lomond Mountain area, Santa Cruz County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology Special Report 91: 34; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 171, 386, 395, 476. |
| ⓘ 'Scapolite' Localities: Reference: Leo, G.W. (1967) The plutonic and metamorphic rocks of the Ben Lomond Mountain area, Santa Cruz County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology Special Report 91: 41; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 367. |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) Localities: Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Schröckingerite Formula: NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O Habit: Scaly Description: Scaly aggregates in a decomposed plutonic rock. Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 332, 378, 391. |
| ⓘ Scorodite Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O Reference: Mineralogical Record: 17:315 |
| ⓘ Sepiolite Formula: Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O Localities: Description: Occurs as an accessory mineral in marble. Reference: Leo, G.W. (1967) The plutonic and metamorphic rocks of the Ben Lomond Mountain area, Santa Cruz County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology Special Report 91: 41; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 441. |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 Localities: Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10103217. |
| ⓘ 'Silica' Locality: Del Monte Properties Company - Fan Shell Beach Mine, Del Monte Forest, Monterey Co., California, USA Reference: Hart, E.W. (1966) Mines and mineral resources of Monterey County, California. California Division Mines and Geology County Report 5, 142 pp.: No. 116, p. 136; USGS MRDS database (2005). |
| ⓘ Sillimanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Habit: Stout prismatic; fibrous Description: Occurs as crystals and fibrous tufts in pelitic schists at several localities (57A, 381, 383E, 349-352B, 217A). Reference: Leo, G.W. (1967) The plutonic and metamorphic rocks of the Ben Lomond Mountain area, Santa Cruz County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology Special Report 91: 40; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 452. |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Localities: Colour: Black Description: Occurs in small, pod-like masses and discrete crystals. Reference: Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 6, 8; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 65, 81, 321; Dunning, G.E. and Cooper, J.F. (1986): Mineralogy of the Kalkar Quarry, Santa Cruz, California. Mineralogical Record, 17(5), 315-326.; Dunning, G. E., Walstrom, R. E., & Lechner, W. (2018) Barium Silicate Mineralogy of the Western Margin, North American Continent, Part Geology, Origin, Paragenesis and Mineral Distribution from Baja California Norte, Mexico, Western Canada and Alaska, USA. Baymin Journal, Vol. 19, No. 5 |
| ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 Localities: Magnesian Marble occurrence(s), Slates Hot Springs, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey Co., California, USA Unspecified Placer Au-Spinel occurrences, Jolon, Fort Hunter-Liggett Military Reservation, Los Burros Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey Co., California, USA Reference: Wise, Wm. S. (1959), An occurrence of geikielite: American Mineralogist : 44: 879-882; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 173. |
| ⓘ Stannite Formula: Cu2FeSnS4 Localities: Reference: Gross, Eugene Bischoff & John E.N. Wainwright (1964), Barium-tin-titanium silicate having the benitoite structure (abstract): Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section Meeting Program, Seattle, March 1964: 36; Gross, E.B., Wainwright, J.E.N., and Evans, B.W. (1965) Pabstite, the tin analogue of benitoite. American Mineralogist: 50: 1164-1169; Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 8; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 93, 138. |
| ⓘ 'Stibiconite' Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) Reference: Mineralogical Record: 17:315 |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 Description: Occurs as poorly-formed crystals, minute grains and thin films. Reference: Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 3-10; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 131, 138; |
| ⓘ Symplesite Formula: Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 Description: Occurs as an alteration product of forsterite. Reference: Gross, E.B., Wainwright, J.E.N., and Evans, B.W. (1965) Pabstite, the tin analogue of benitoite. American Mineralogist: 50: 1164-1169; Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 3-10; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 459; Dunning, G.E. and Cooper, J.F. (1986): Mineralogy of the Kalkar Quarry, Santa Cruz, California. Mineralogical Record, 17(5), 315-326. |
| ⓘ Taramellite Formula: Ba4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx Colour: Brownish black Description: Ti-rich material. Occurs as masses; rare in siliceous rock. Reference: Gross, E.B., Wainwright, J.E.N., and Evans, B.W. (1965) Pabstite, the tin analogue of benitoite. American Mineralogist: 50: 1164-1169; Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 3-10; Pabst, Adolf (1978) Zur morphologie des taramellits. Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen: 25: 245-256; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 138, 466. |
| ⓘ Taranakite Formula: (K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O Description: Originally reported as "minervite." Occurs in a cave. Reference: Hanna, G. Dallas (1951), Geology of the Farallon Islands: California Division Mines Bulletin 154: 301-310; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 314. |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S Description: Occurs in very small amounts. Reference: Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 3-10; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 134, 138. |
| ⓘ Thénardite Formula: Na2SO4 Locality: Soda Lake deposit (Strip Mine), Soda Lake area, Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA Reference: Arnold, Ralph & Harry R. Johnson (1909), Sodium sulphate in Soda Lake, Carriso Plain, San Luis Obispo County, California: USGS Bulletin 380: 369-371; Tucker, W. Burling (1921), Los Angeles field division: California Mining Bureau. Report 17: 386; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 280. |
| ⓘ Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O Localities: Habit: Euhedral, prismatic Description: Crystals to 4 mm in the gabbro. Reference: Leo, G.W. (1967) The plutonic and metamorphic rocks of the Ben Lomond Mountain area, Santa Cruz County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology Special Report 91: 34; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 171, 386, 395, 476. |
| ⓘ Titantaramellite (TL) Formula: Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx Type Locality: Reference: Alfors, J.T. & Pabst, A. (1984): Titanian taramellites in western North America, American Mineralogist, 69, 358-373.; Dunning, G. E., Walstrom, R. E., & Lechner, W. (2018) Barium Silicate Mineralogy of the Western Margin, North American Continent, Part Geology, Origin, Paragenesis and Mineral Distribution from Baja California Norte, Mexico, Western Canada and Alaska, USA. Baymin Journal, Vol. 19, No. 5 |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Colour: Green Description: Occurs as small prismatic crystals forming sunburst patterns. Reference: Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 3-10; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 138, 504. |
| ⓘ Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 Localities: Pacific Cement and Aggregate Company quarry, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co., California, USA Unspecified Tremolite occurrence [1], Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co., California, USA Unnamed Graphite-Wollastonite occurrences [1], Seahaven, Inverness Ridge (Point Reyes Hill), Point Reyes Cape, Marin Co., California, USA Colour: White to colourless Description: Occurs intermixed with boulangerite. Prismatic crystals to several cm long are common. Reference: Gross, E.B., Wainwright, J.E.N., and Evans, B.W. (1965) Pabstite, the tin analogue of benitoite. American Mineralogist: 50: 1164-1169; Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 4; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 137, 138; Dunning, G.E. and Cooper, J.F. (1986): Mineralogy of the Kalkar Quarry, Santa Cruz, California. Mineralogical Record, 17(5), 315-326.; Dunning, G. E., Walstrom, R. E., & Lechner, W. (2018) Barium Silicate Mineralogy of the Western Margin, North American Continent, Part Geology, Origin, Paragenesis and Mineral Distribution from Baja California Norte, Mexico, Western Canada and Alaska, USA. Baymin Journal, Vol. 19, No. 5 |
| ⓘ Tridymite Formula: SiO2 Description: Occurs in lithophysae in rhyolite. Reference: Taliaferro, Nicholas Lloyd & RE. Turner (1932), Lithophysae-bearing rhyolites in the southern Santa Lucia Range, Geological Society of America Bulletin: 43: 237; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 373; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 354. |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 Localities: Reference: Mineralogical Record: 17:315 |
| ⓘ Uvarovite Formula: Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3 Colour: Bright green Reference: Hart, E.W. (1966) Mines and mineral resources of Monterey County, California. California Division Mines and Geology County Report 5, 142 pp.: 31-32; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 497. |
| ⓘ Vivianite Formula: Fe2+3(PO4)2 · 8H2O Locality: Vivianite occurrence [1], Point Ano Nuevo (Capo Año Nuevo), San Mateo Co., California, USA Colour: Blue Description: Occurs as chalky blue nodules in siliceous rock. Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 382. |
| ⓘ Volkonskoite Formula: Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O Locality: San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA Colour: Green Description: Occurs as a green clay in many Hg deposits. Reference: Eckel, Edwin Butt, R.G. Yates & A.E. Granger (1941), Quicksilver deposits in San Luis Obispo County and southwestern Monterey County, California: USGS Bulletin 922-R: 538; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 441. |
| ⓘ Vonsenite Formula: Fe2+2Fe3+(BO3)O2 Habit: Short prismatic Colour: Black Description: Occurs as shiny grains and crystals in calcite and as intergrowths with magnetite in 10 foot (3 meter) long lenses at the contact. Reference: Chesterman, C.W. (1966a), Vonsenite of Monterey County, California: American Mineralogist: 51: 261-262; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 383; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 236. |
| ⓘ Witherite Formula: BaCO3 Reference: Gross, E.B., Wainwright, J.E.N., and Evans, B.W. (1965) Pabstite, the tin analogue of benitoite. American Mineralogist: 50: 1164-1169; Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 3-10; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 222. |
| ⓘ Wollastonite Formula: Ca3(Si3O9) Localities: Description: Occurs in marble. Reference: Leo, G.W. (1967) The plutonic and metamorphic rocks of the Ben Lomond Mountain area, Santa Cruz County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology Special Report 91: 41; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 407. |
| ⓘ Woodruffite Formula: Zn2+x/2(Mn4+1-xMn3+x)O2 · yH2O Reference: Mineralogical Record: 17:315 |
| ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) |
| ⓘ Zaratite Formula: Ni3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ? Locality: Monterey Co., California, USA Reference: Blake, Wm. P. (1855), Observations on the extent of the gold region of California and Oregon, with notices of mineral localities in California and of some remarkable specimens of crystalline gold: American Journal of Science, 2nd. Series: 20: 82; Blake, Wm. P. (1858), Report of a geological reconnaissance in California 370 pp., New York: 303; Blake, Wm. P. (1866), Annotated catalogue of the principal mineral species hitherto recognized n California and the adjoining states and territories; being a report of the California State Board of Agriculture. 31 pp., Sacramento; Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp. (includes catalog of minerals of California pp. 63-410), and miscellaneous observations on mineral products): 396; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 391. |
| ⓘ Zippeite Formula: K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O Colour: Orange-yellow Description: Occurs as crusts. Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 332, 378, 391. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Arsenic | 1.CA.05 | As |
| ⓘ | Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| ⓘ | Mercury | 1.AD.05 | Hg |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Boulangerite | 2.HC.15 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Franckeite | 2.HF.25b | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn4+2Sb2S14 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | var. Silver-bearing Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS with Ag |
| ⓘ | Gersdorffite | 2.EB.25 | NiAsS |
| ⓘ | Greenockite | 2.CB.45 | CdS |
| ⓘ | Jamesonite | 2.HB.15 | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| ⓘ | Kermesite | 2.FD.05 | Sb2S2O |
| ⓘ | Löllingite | 2.EB.15a | FeAs2 |
| ⓘ | var. Cobalt-bearing Löllingite | 2.EB.15a | (Fe,Co)As2 |
| ⓘ | Meneghinite | 2.HB.05b | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Stannite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Calomel | 3.AA.30 | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| ⓘ | Eglestonite | 3.DD.05 | [Hg2]2+3OCl3(OH) |
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | 'Bindheimite' | 4.DH.20 | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| ⓘ | Brucite | 4.FE.05 | Mg(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Carnotite | 4.HB.05 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Coronadite | 4.DK.05a | Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
| ⓘ | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Geikielite | 4.CB.05 | MgTiO3 |
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Melanophlogite | 4.DA.25 | 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2) |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Jasper | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | 'Stibiconite' | 4.DH.20 | Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) |
| ⓘ | Tridymite | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| ⓘ | Woodruffite | 4.FL.25 | Zn2+x/2(Mn4+1-xMn3+x)O2 · yH2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Sand-Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Huntite | 5.AB.25 | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| ⓘ | Hydromagnesite | 5.DA.05 | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Schröckingerite | 5.EG.05 | NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O |
| ⓘ | Witherite | 5.AB.15 | BaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Zaratite | 5.DA.15 | Ni3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ? |
| Group 6 - Borates | |||
| ⓘ | Ludwigite | 6.AB.30 | Mg2Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| ⓘ | Vonsenite | 6.AB.30 | Fe2+2Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Blödite | 7.CC.50 | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Copiapite | 7.DB.35 | Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| ⓘ | Epsomite | 7.CB.40 | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Hanksite | 7.BD.30 | Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Kornelite | 7.CB.60 | Fe2(SO4)3 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| ⓘ | var. Copper-bearing Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | (Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ | Mirabilite | 7.CD.10 | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ | Powellite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(MoO4) |
| ⓘ | Rozenite | 7.CB.15 | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘ | Thénardite | 7.AD.25 | Na2SO4 |
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| ⓘ | Zippeite | 7.EC.05 | K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Adamite | 8.BB.30 | Zn2(AsO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Annabergite | 8.CE.40 | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | var. Magnesium-bearing Annabergite | 8.CE.40 | (Ni,Mg)3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Arseniosiderite | 8.DH.30 | Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Autunite | 8.EB.05 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| ⓘ | Hörnesite | 8.CE.40 | Mg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Scorodite | 8.CD.10 | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Symplesite | 8.CE.45 | Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Taranakite | 8.CH.25 | (K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O |
| ⓘ | Vivianite | 8.CE.40 | Fe2+3(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Amesite | 9.ED.15 | Mg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Analcime | 9.GB.05 | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| ⓘ | Andradite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Antigorite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Bementite ? | 9.EE.05 | Mn7Si6O15(OH)8 |
| ⓘ | Celsian | 9.FA.30 | Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
| ⓘ | Chondrodite | 9.AF.45 | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| ⓘ | Chrysotile | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Clinohumite | 9.AF.55 | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| ⓘ | Cummingtonite | 9.DE.05 | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Dravite | 9.CK.05 | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | 'Glauconite' | 9.EC. | (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Hedenbergite | 9.DA.15 | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Laumontite | 9.GB.10 | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Meionite | 9.FB.15 | Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3 |
| ⓘ | Mordenite | 9.GD.35 | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Népouite | 9.ED.15 | (Ni,Mg)3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Pabstite (TL) | 9.CA.05 | Ba(Sn,Ti)(Si3O9) |
| ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Piemontite | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Prehnite | 9.DP.20 | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrophyllite | 9.EC.10 | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Sepiolite | 9.EE.25 | Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Taramellite | 9.CE.20 | Ba4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Titantaramellite (TL) | 9.CE.20 | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Uvarovite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Volkonskoite | 9.EC.40 | Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Wollastonite | 9.DG.05 | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | '' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Actinolite-Tremolite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Allanite Group' | - | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ | 'var. Carbonate-rich Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ | 'var. Collophane' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ | 'Apophyllite Group' | - | AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | 'Asbestos' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'var. Mountain Leather' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Clays' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Clinoptilolite' | - | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Ferro-actinolite-Tremolite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | 'Gummite' ? | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Heulandite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Hornblende' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Hypersthene' | - | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| ⓘ | 'Iddingsite' | - | MgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Phillipsite Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Pumpellyite Subgroup' | - | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
| ⓘ | 'Scapolite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| ⓘ | 'Silica' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| H | ⓘ Blödite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Taranakite | (K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O |
| H | ⓘ Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Cummingtonite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Sepiolite | Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Melanophlogite | 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2) |
| H | ⓘ Eglestonite | [Hg2]32+OCl3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Apophyllite Group | AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe32+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite | (Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O |
| H | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Iddingsite | MgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Zaratite | Ni3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ? |
| H | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Adamite | Zn2(AsO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Symplesite | Fe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Woodruffite | Zn2+x/2(Mn4+1-xMnx3+)O2 · yH2O |
| H | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kornelite | Fe2(SO4)3 · 7H2O |
| H | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| H | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Amesite | Mg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Népouite | (Ni,Mg)3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Hörnesite | Mg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Annabergite var. Magnesium-bearing Annabergite | (Ni,Mg)3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Glauconite | (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Schröckingerite | NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O |
| H | ⓘ Zippeite | K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| H | ⓘ Clinoptilolite | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| H | ⓘ Volkonskoite | Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Bementite | Mn7Si6O15(OH)8 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Titantaramellite | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| B | ⓘ Ludwigite | Mg2Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| B | ⓘ Vonsenite | Fe22+Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| B | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | ⓘ Taramellite | Ba4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Hanksite | Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Melanophlogite | 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2) |
| C | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| C | ⓘ Zaratite | Ni3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ? |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Huntite | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Meionite | Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite var. Sand-Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Schröckingerite | NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O |
| N | Nitrogen | |
| N | ⓘ Taranakite | (K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O |
| N | ⓘ Melanophlogite | 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Pabstite | Ba(Sn,Ti)(Si3O9) |
| O | ⓘ Titantaramellite | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| O | ⓘ Tridymite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| O | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| O | ⓘ Blödite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hanksite | Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Taranakite | (K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O |
| O | ⓘ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| O | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| O | ⓘ Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cummingtonite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Sepiolite | Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Melanophlogite | 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2) |
| O | ⓘ Eglestonite | [Hg2]32+OCl3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Apophyllite Group | AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe32+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Geikielite | MgTiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Clinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite | (Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Ludwigite | Mg2Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| O | ⓘ Vonsenite | Fe22+Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| O | ⓘ Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Iddingsite | MgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Zaratite | Ni3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ? |
| O | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Adamite | Zn2(AsO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Symplesite | Fe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Kermesite | Sb2S2O |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | ⓘ Celsian | Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
| O | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Huntite | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| O | ⓘ Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
| O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| O | ⓘ Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| O | ⓘ Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Woodruffite | Zn2+x/2(Mn4+1-xMnx3+)O2 · yH2O |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Kornelite | Fe2(SO4)3 · 7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| O | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Amesite | Mg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Meionite | Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Népouite | (Ni,Mg)3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Hörnesite | Mg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Taramellite | Ba4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Annabergite var. Magnesium-bearing Annabergite | (Ni,Mg)3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Glauconite | (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Calcite var. Sand-Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Schröckingerite | NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O |
| O | ⓘ Zippeite | K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| O | ⓘ Clinoptilolite | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| O | ⓘ Volkonskoite | Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Uvarovite | Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Bementite | Mn7Si6O15(OH)8 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | ⓘ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| F | ⓘ Clinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| F | ⓘ Schröckingerite | NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| Na | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Blödite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Hanksite | Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Na | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | ⓘ Meionite | Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3 |
| Na | ⓘ Glauconite | (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 |
| Na | ⓘ Schröckingerite | NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Titantaramellite | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| Mg | ⓘ Blödite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Cummingtonite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Sepiolite | Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Geikielite | MgTiO3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Clinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Ludwigite | Mg2Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Iddingsite | MgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Huntite | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Amesite | Mg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Mg | ⓘ Népouite | (Ni,Mg)3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Hörnesite | Mg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Taramellite | Ba4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| Mg | ⓘ Annabergite var. Magnesium-bearing Annabergite | (Ni,Mg)3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Glauconite | (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Volkonskoite | Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Taranakite | (K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
| Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Celsian | Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Amesite | Mg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Meionite | Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Glauconite | (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Clinoptilolite | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Volkonskoite | Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Pabstite | Ba(Sn,Ti)(Si3O9) |
| Si | ⓘ Titantaramellite | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| Si | ⓘ Tridymite | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| Si | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Si | ⓘ Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Si | ⓘ Cummingtonite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Sepiolite | Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Melanophlogite | 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2) |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Apophyllite Group | AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Clinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| Si | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Iddingsite | MgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Celsian | Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Amesite | Mg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Meionite | Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Népouite | (Ni,Mg)3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Taramellite | Ba4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Glauconite | (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Clinoptilolite | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Volkonskoite | Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Uvarovite | Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Bementite | Mn7Si6O15(OH)8 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| P | ⓘ Taranakite | (K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O |
| P | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe32+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| P | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| S | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| S | ⓘ Blödite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| S | ⓘ Hanksite | Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite | (Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O |
| S | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Greenockite | CdS |
| S | ⓘ Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| S | ⓘ Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
| S | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| S | ⓘ Kermesite | Sb2S2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| S | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| S | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| S | ⓘ Kornelite | Fe2(SO4)3 · 7H2O |
| S | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| S | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| S | ⓘ Meionite | Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3 |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| S | ⓘ Schröckingerite | NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O |
| S | ⓘ Zippeite | K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Titantaramellite | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Cl | ⓘ Hanksite | Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Calomel | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| Cl | ⓘ Eglestonite | [Hg2]32+OCl3(OH) |
| Cl | ⓘ Meionite | Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3 |
| Cl | ⓘ Taramellite | Ba4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Hanksite | Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl |
| K | ⓘ Taranakite | (K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O |
| K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Glauconite | (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| K | ⓘ Zippeite | K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O |
| K | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Ca | ⓘ Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Ca | ⓘ Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Huntite | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Meionite | Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite var. Sand-Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Schröckingerite | NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Volkonskoite | Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Uvarovite | Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Pabstite | Ba(Sn,Ti)(Si3O9) |
| Ti | ⓘ Titantaramellite | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ti | ⓘ Geikielite | MgTiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Taramellite | Ba4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Cr | ⓘ Volkonskoite | Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Cr | ⓘ Uvarovite | Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Mn | ⓘ Woodruffite | Zn2+x/2(Mn4+1-xMnx3+)O2 · yH2O |
| Mn | ⓘ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Mn | ⓘ Bementite | Mn7Si6O15(OH)8 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Titantaramellite | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe32+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite | (Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ludwigite | Mg2Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Vonsenite | Fe22+Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Iddingsite | MgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Symplesite | Fe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Fe | ⓘ Löllingite | FeAs2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Kornelite | Fe2(SO4)3 · 7H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Taramellite | Ba4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| Fe | ⓘ Löllingite var. Cobalt-bearing Löllingite | (Fe,Co)As2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Glauconite | (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Volkonskoite | Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Löllingite var. Cobalt-bearing Löllingite | (Fe,Co)As2 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Zaratite | Ni3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ? |
| Ni | ⓘ Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Ni | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| Ni | ⓘ Népouite | (Ni,Mg)3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Ni | ⓘ Annabergite var. Magnesium-bearing Annabergite | (Ni,Mg)3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite | (Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Adamite | Zn2(AsO4)(OH) |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | ⓘ Woodruffite | Zn2+x/2(Mn4+1-xMnx3+)O2 · yH2O |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Adamite | Zn2(AsO4)(OH) |
| As | ⓘ Symplesite | Fe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| As | ⓘ Löllingite | FeAs2 |
| As | ⓘ Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| As | ⓘ Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| As | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| As | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| As | ⓘ Hörnesite | Mg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| As | ⓘ Annabergite var. Magnesium-bearing Annabergite | (Ni,Mg)3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| As | ⓘ Löllingite var. Cobalt-bearing Löllingite | (Fe,Co)As2 |
| As | ⓘ Arsenic | As |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Mo | ⓘ Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
| Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Cd | Cadmium | |
| Cd | ⓘ Greenockite | CdS |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Pabstite | Ba(Sn,Ti)(Si3O9) |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | ⓘ Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
| Sn | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Sb | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Sb | ⓘ Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
| Sb | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Sb | ⓘ Kermesite | Sb2S2O |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Pabstite | Ba(Sn,Ti)(Si3O9) |
| Ba | ⓘ Titantaramellite | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | ⓘ Celsian | Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
| Ba | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
| Ba | ⓘ Taramellite | Ba4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | ⓘ Calomel | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| Hg | ⓘ Mercury | Hg |
| Hg | ⓘ Eglestonite | [Hg2]32+OCl3(OH) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| Pb | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Franckeite | Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn24+Sb2S14 |
| Pb | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Pb | ⓘ Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| Pb | ⓘ Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismuth | Bi |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| U | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| U | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| U | ⓘ Schröckingerite | NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O |
| U | ⓘ Zippeite | K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O |
Fossils
There are 191 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.BETA TEST - These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 1549 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 0.01 Ma (Pleistocene) |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 101 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) |
| Stratigraphic Units | Click here to view 27 stratigraphic units. |
| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. |
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 191 fossil localities |
- Cenozoic🐚 Half Moon Bay
- California
- Marin Co.
- Monterey Co.
- Miocene🐚 9754 Long Valley
- Miocene🐚 A3241 Peachtree Valley
- Miocene🐚 A4946 Long Valley
- Miocene🐚 A911 Long Valley
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Area 12
- Miocene🐚 B4926 Mission Creek
- Pleistocene🐚 Bengard Ranch
- Miocene🐚 C1001 Long Valley
- Miocene🐚 CAS 28470
- Miocene🐚 Evergreen Laurel-Oak Forest
- Eocene🐚 Jamesburg
- Miocene🐚 Kieselguhr Quarry
- Quaternary🐚 MNT-228
- Quaternary🐚 MNT-391
- Quaternary🐚 MNT-831
- Quaternary🐚 Monterey
- Miocene🐚 Monterey Bay
- Miocene🐚 Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
- Miocene🐚 Pacific Grove
- Neogene🐚 Salinas Valley [Pancho Rico Fm]
- Miocene🐚 Saucito Rancho
- Miocene🐚 Stafford
- Miocene🐚 Stone Canyon
- Miocene🐚 Stone Canyon/Smith Pinnacles
- Neogene🐚 Sweetwater Canyon 2
- Miocene🐚 UCMP 3895 Hog Canyon
- Miocene🐚 UCMP A3425 Sargent Canyon
- Miocene🐚 UCMP A906 Wildhorse Canyon
- Miocene🐚 USGS Cenozoic M1060 Cosio Knob Quad.
- Miocene🐚 USGS Cenozoic M1066 Mission Creek
- Miocene🐚 USGS Cenozoic M1067 Mission Creek
- Miocene🐚 USGS Cenozoic M1341 Wildhorse Canyon
- Miocene🐚 USGS Cenozoic M1455 San Antonio River Road
- Miocene🐚 USGS Cenozoic M1676 Salinas River
- Miocene🐚 USGS Cenozoic M1930 Indian Valley
- Miocene🐚 USGS Cenozoic M1933 Valleton Quad.
- Miocene🐚 USGS Cenozoic M1935 Walker Canyon
- Miocene🐚 USGS Cenozoic M1966 Powell Canyon
- Miocene🐚 USGS Cenozoic M1967 Powell Canyon
- Miocene🐚 USGS Cenozoic M1969 Vineyard Canyon
- Miocene🐚 USGS Cenozoic M2278 San Lorenzo Creek
- Miocene🐚 USGS Cenozoic M2282 Lynch Canyon
- Miocene🐚 USGS Cenozoic M903 San Lucas Quad
- Miocene🐚 USGS Cenozoic M913 Wildhorse Canyon
- Miocene🐚 USGS Cenozoic M918 Pine Canyon
- Miocene🐚 USGS Cenozoic M975 San Ardo
- Miocene🐚 USGS Cenozoic M977 Pancho Rico Creek
- Miocene🐚 USGS Cenozoic M979 Pancho Rico Creek
- Miocene🐚 USGS Cenozoic M981 Reliz Canyon
- Miocene🐚 USGS Cenozoic M982 Wunpost
- Miocene🐚 USGS Cenozoic M996 Mooney Canyon
- San Benito Co.
- San Luis Obispo Co.
- Pleistocene🐚 Arborgast Ranch
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Area 15: Cantinas Creek
- Miocene🐚 Cammatti Ranch
- Pleistocene🐚 Carizzo Plains School
- Pleistocene🐚 Creston mammoth site
- Miocene🐚 Estrella
- Miocene🐚 La Panza
- Miocene🐚 Quailwater Canyon
- Pleistocene🐚 Salinas River Sand Site
- Pleistocene🐚 San Miguel
- Miocene🐚 USGS Cenozoic M2047 San Luis Obispo
- Miocene🐚 USGS Cenozoic M2050 San Luis Obispo
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 USGS M5906
- San Mateo Co.
- Miocene🐚 Ano Nuevo Island
- Quaternary🐚 Año Nuevo Point midden
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Area 10
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Bolsa Point
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Chico SS
- Cenozoic🐚 La Honda
- Cenozoic🐚 La Honda Creek
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 10
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 15
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 8
- Cenozoic🐚 Miramontes Point
- Miocene🐚 Moss Beach
- Cenozoic🐚 Mussel Rock
- Cenozoic🐚 Pomponio State Beach 26
- Cenozoic🐚 San Gregorio
- Cenozoic🐚 San Gregorio Beach
- Quaternary🐚 SMA-118
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 UCB A7601
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 UCLA Loc. 4347 - Bolsa Point [Pigeon Point Fm]
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 UCLA Loc. 4348 - Bolsa Point [Pigeon Point Fm]
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 UCLA Loc. 6467 - Pigeon Point [Pigeon Point Fm]
- California
- San Mateo Co.
- Cenozoic🐚 UCMP V7085
- Neogene🐚 UCMP V99833
- Neogene🐚 UCMP V99835
- Neogene🐚 UCMP V99836
- Cenozoic🐚 UCMP V99837
- Neogene🐚 UCMP V99839
- Cenozoic🐚 UCMP V99844
- Neogene🐚 UCMP V99845
- Cenozoic🐚 UCMP V99846
- Cenozoic🐚 UCMP V99847
- Cenozoic🐚 UCMP V99849
- Miocene🐚 UCMP V99851
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS M1690
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS M2147
- Neogene🐚 USGS M5154
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 USGS M8756
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 USGS M8759
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 USGS Mesozoic 9593
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 USGS Mesozoic M8599
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 USGS Mesozoic M8601
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 USGS Mesozoic M8611
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 USGS Mesozoic M8748
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 USGS Mesozoic M8752
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 USGS Mesozoic M8825
- Santa Clara Co.
- Santa Cruz Co.
- Miocene🐚 Bean Creek 1
- Miocene🐚 Bean Creek 2
- Cenozoic🐚 Bear Creek
- Miocene🐚 Branciforte Road palisaides
- Pleistocene🐚 Buena Vista landfill quarry
- Neogene🐚 Capitola 1 - Lower Shell Bed Facies
- Neogene🐚 Capitola 4
- Cenozoic🐚 Capitola State Beach
- Miocene🐚 Castle Rock
- Miocene🐚 Davenport
- Miocene🐚 De Laveaga Park
- Paleogene🐚 Felton
- Miocene🐚 Glen Canyon Road 1
- Miocene🐚 Glen Canyon Road 2
- Miocene🐚 Glen Canyon Road 3
- Miocene🐚 Kaiser Olympia Sand Quarry
- Cenozoic🐚 LACM 1648
- Quaternary🐚 Laguna Creek midden
- Miocene🐚 Love Creek
- Miocene🐚 Manresa Beach
- Miocene🐚 Mission Springs
- Miocene🐚 Moore Creek
- Miocene🐚 Newell Creek
- Miocene🐚 Old Graham Quarry
- Miocene🐚 Olympia
- Neogene🐚 Opal Cliffs 1
- Paleogene🐚 Pescadero Creek Ridge
- Neogene🐚 Pleasure Point
- Miocene🐚 Point Ano Nuevo
- Miocene🐚 Point Santa Cruz
- Pleistocene🐚 Santa Cruz
- Miocene🐚 Santa Cruz 1
- Miocene🐚 Scotts Valley
- Neogene🐚 Seacliff Beach
- Miocene🐚 Soquel Point
- Miocene🐚 Steamer's Lane 1
- Eocene🐚 UCMP B-2228
- Cenozoic🐚 UCMP B-2273
- Cenozoic🐚 UCMP B-2275
- Cenozoic🐚 UCMP B-2276
- Cenozoic🐚 UCMP B-2277
- Miocene🐚 UCMP V-70184
- Miocene🐚 USGS M1107
- Cenozoic🐚 USGS M1691
- Paleocene🐚 USGS M4667
- Paleocene🐚 USGS M4668
- Paleocene🐚 USGS M4669
- Cenozoic🐚 USGS M5049
- Cenozoic🐚 USGS M5050
- Miocene🐚 USGS M5054
- Miocene🐚 USGS M5055
- Miocene🐚 USGS M5056
- Miocene🐚 USGS M5057
- Miocene🐚 USGS M5058
- Miocene🐚 USGS M5060
- Miocene🐚 USGS M5061
- Miocene🐚 USGS M5062
- Miocene🐚 USGS M5063
- Miocene🐚 USGS M5064
- Paleocene🐚 USGS M5065
- Paleocene🐚 USGS M5066
- Miocene🐚 USGS M5067
- Miocene🐚 USGS M5068
- Miocene🐚 USGS M5069
- Miocene🐚 USGS M5112
- San Mateo Co.
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Lund, K., Box, S. E., Holm-Denoma, C. S., San Juan, C. A., Blakely, R. J., Saltus, R. W., ... & Dewitt, E. H. (2015). Basement domain map of the conterminous United States and Alaska (Data Series 898, p. 48). US Department of the Interior, US Geological Survey.
Localities in this Region
- California
- Kern Co.
- Maricopa
- Shale Hills
- Marin Co.
- Bolinas
- Drakes Bay
- Five Brooks
- Point Reyes Cape
- Abbotts Lagoon
- Drakes Bay
- Inverness Ridge (Point Reyes Hill)
- Inverness
- Inverness Park
- Seahaven
- ⭔Monterey Co.
- Castroville
- Cholame Hills
- Cholame Valley
- Chualar
- ⭔Coalinga area
- Del Monte Forest
- Diablo Range
- Gabilan Range
- Bardin prospects
- Bardin Ranch
- Blue Rock Mountain deposit
- Chualar Canyon
- Chualar prospect (Chauler prospect)
- Harlem
- Jens deposit (2)
- Johnson Ranch prospect
- Los Vergeles Ranch Quarry (Los Vergales Ranch Quarry)
- Natividad
- Quail Creek deposit
- Quilty deposit
- Unnamed Borate occurrence [1]
- Westphal Ranch deposit
- Gonzales
- King City
- Mee Ranch
- Middle Mountain
- Monterey
- Monterey Bay
- Pacific Grove
- Parkfield Mining District
- Prunedale
- Rianda Mine
- Salinas
- San Lucas
- Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range)
- Big Sur
- Bradley
- Bryson
- Carmel-by-the-Sea
- Del Rey Oaks
- Jamesburg
- Los Burros Mining District
- Notleys Landing
- Reliz Canyon
- San Ardo
- Slates Hot Springs
- Tassajara Hot Spring
- Unnamed stone quarry [10]
- Seaside
- Sierra de Salinas
- Soledad
- Spreckels
- Vaquero Canyon
- San Benito Co.
- Cherry Peak
- Fourth of July Spring
- Gabilan Range
- Kern Co.
- California
- San Benito Co.
- Gabilan Range
- Fremont Peak
- Garner-Harris deposits
- Hamilton Mine (Hamilton deposit; Harlan deposit; McPhail deposit; Mayries deposit)
- Harlem
- Harris Ranch Quarry
- Hollister Dolomite Quarry (O'Hara Ranch; Westvaco)
- Holthouse Ranch
- Martin Ranch deposits
- McCray Ranch deposits
- Paicines
- Palmtag-Harris Ranch deposits
- Pearce Quarry (Henry Cowell Lime & Cement Company; San Juan Canyon Quarry; Bryan and Pearce-Twohy deposits)
- Pinnacles National Monument
- Power Line deposits
- Quilty deposit
- Reeves Northeast deposits
- Reported Fe occurrence (2)
- Reported Hg occurrence (5)
- San Benito Lime deposit (Connelly and Kruse; Mayries; San Benito)
- San Benito Soap Mine (D. Z. Stewart prospect)
- San Juan Bautista
- Underwood deposits
- Unnamed stone quarry (4)
- Unnamed stone quarry (5)
- Upper Bird Creek deposit
- Westvaco Mine
- Willow Creek Peak
- San Benito
- San Juan Bautista
- Santa Cruz Mountains
- Tres Pinos
- Gabilan Range
- San Francisco Co.
- ⭔San Luis Obispo Co.
- Atascadero
- Black Mountain
- Carrizo Plain
- Cholame
- Creston
- La Panza Mountains
- Creston
- La Panza Mining District
- Frazier Creek
- Hay Creek
- La Panza
- American Canyon Area Placer prospect (Virginia)
- B.E. prospect
- Beartrap Creek Area Placer prospect (Morning Star placers)
- La Panza project prospect (Navajo Uranium prospect; Bethel No. 1)
- ⭔Machesna Mountain Roadless Area Review & Evaluation Area (RARE II)
- A-34 prospect (King David Mine; Clyde's Saylor No. 19 1981)
- Bee Tee prospect
- Black Widow prospect
- Clyde's Saylor prospect (Wakefield property)
- F prospect
- Haynes prospects
- J prospect
- Jehovah Jireh placer (Jehovah Jireh; Queen Bee area)
- North Fork Willow Canyon Area placer prospect (Chester claims)
- Pine Mountain Trail prospect
- Reddin and Venezuela prospect
- Surprise placer
- Morning Star Placer Mining Company
- Navajo Mines (Navaio Mines)
- Placer Creek
- Queen Bee Mine
- McGinnis Creek
- Navaho Creek
- Pozo
- Shandon
- Lake Nacimiento
- Paso Robles
- San Rafael Mountains
- Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range)
- Adelaide Mining District (Adelaide Klau Mining District)
- San Simeon
- Santa Margarita
- Taylor Spring
- Temblor Range
- ⭔San Mateo Co.
- Santa Clara Co.
- Los Altos Hills
- Santa Cruz Mountains
- ⭔Santa Cruz Co.
- Sonoma Co.
- Bodega Bay
- San Benito Co.
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
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USA
- California
- Diablo RangeMountain Range
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La Panza Mountains, San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA