Fidelity deposit, Red Mountain, Black Wonder Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Fidelity deposit | Deposit |
Red Mountain | Mountain |
Black Wonder Mining District | Mining District |
Santa Clara County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 25' 24'' North , 121° 29' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Diablo Grande | 826 (2017) | 18.9km |
East Foothills | 8,269 (2011) | 29.2km |
Westley | 603 (2011) | 29.3km |
Alum Rock | 15,536 (2018) | 30.4km |
Grayson | 952 (2011) | 31.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Santa Clara Valley Gem & Mineral Society | San Jose, California | 37km |
Livermore Valley Lithophiles | Livermore, California | 38km |
Mother Lode Mineral Society | Modesto, California | 50km |
Mindat Locality ID:
92241
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:92241:3
GUID (UUID V4):
1d6ec8fe-3ecf-47f7-9560-532d5b3ebd11
A former magnesite occurrence/mine located in the center SW¼ sec. 12, T6S, R4E, MDM, on the S border of sec. 12, T6S, R4E, 2.3 km (1.4 miles; 7,600 feet) WNW of Red Mountain, E of Sweetwater Creek and S of Blackbird Valley. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
Local rocks include ultramafic rocks, chiefly Mesozoic, unit 3 (Coast Ranges and Western Klamath Mountains).
Workings include surface openings.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10111044 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Franciscan DomainDomain
USA
- California
- Diablo RangeMountain Range
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