Red Hill Mine (Red Hill deposit; Tustin Mine; San Joaquin Ranch Mine), San Joaquin Ranch, Tustin, Orange County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Red Hill Mine (Red Hill deposit; Tustin Mine; San Joaquin Ranch Mine) | Mine |
San Joaquin Ranch | Ranch |
Tustin | - not defined - |
Orange County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° North , 117° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
64748
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:64748:8
GUID (UUID V4):
3b9f8c61-10f2-48c8-9f34-0fcb377eaad1
A former Hg mine located 2 miles E of Tustin. Discovered in 1892.
Mineralization is a baryte vein deposit hosted in Tertiary sandstone. Presently completely covered by housing developments.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Description: Ferruginous material. Occurs as a gangue mineral in the cinnabar deposit. References: |
ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS Description: Occurs in baryte veins. References: |
ⓘ Mercury Formula: Hg Description: Occurs in small amounts. References: |
ⓘ Metacinnabar Formula: HgS Description: Occurs disseminated through ferruginous baryte. References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Mercury | 1.AD.05 | Hg |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Metacinnabar | 2.CB.05a | HgS |
ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
S | ⓘ Metacinnabar | HgS |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Hg | ⓘ Mercury | Hg |
Hg | ⓘ Metacinnabar | HgS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America Plate
- Franciscan DomainDomain
- Los Angeles basinBasin
- Southern California Borderland BasinsBasin
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate
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