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Mariposa Co., California, USA

References

Schmitz (1852), Goldamalgan in Caifornien, letter to V. Gerolt: Deut. Geol. Ges., Zeitschr. 4: 712-714.

Trask, John Boardman (1856), Report on the geology of northern and southern California: California Legislature, 7th. session, Ap. to Jour. S. Doc. 14, 66 pp.: 52.

Whitney, J.D. (1865), Geological survey of California, Geology, 1, Report of progress and synopsis of the field work from 1860 to 1864; […(abstract): American Journal of Science, 2nd. series: 41: 124, 231-246, 351-368]: 238.

Browne, J.R. (1869), Report of J. Ross Browne on the mineral resources of the states and territories west of the Rocky Mountains (US Treasury Dept.), 674 pp., H.H. Bancroft and Co., San Francisco [reprint of 2]: 27.

Preston, E.B. (1890), Tehama, Plumas, Los Angeles, Mariposa Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 10: 303.

Mining and Scientific Press (1894), Mining districts of Mariposa County: Mining and Scientific Press: 69: 24-25.

Aubury, Lewis E. (1902), The copper resources of California: California Mining Bureau Bulletin 23: 204-213.

Liebenam,W.A. (1907), Kupfervorkommen in Kalifornien und ihre wirtschaftliche Bedeutung: Zeitschr. Berg-, Hütten- und Salinenwesen preuss. Staate, band 55: 522-546; […(abstract): Geol. Zentralbl., Band 11: 250 (1908)]: 543.

Bowen, O.E., Jr. & C.H. Gray, Jr. (1957), Mines and mineral deposits of Mariposa County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 53(1&2): 69, 187.

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 93, 190, 260

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 220, 425.

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Acanthite
Albite
Alforsite
Almandine
Altaite
Alunite
Alunogen
Anandite
Andalusite
var: Chiastolite
Ankerite
Anthophyllite
Arsenopyrite
Azurite
Baryte
Bementite
Benitoite
Bigcreekite
Biotite
Bornite
Calcite
var: Manganoan Calcite
Celsian
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Chlorargyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Chrysocolla
Cinnabar
'Clay'
Cobaltite
Cooperite
Copper
Cordierite
Corundum
Covellite
Cristobalite
Cuprite
Diopside
Dolomite
var: Ferroan Dolomite

Epidote
Epsomite
Erythrite
Fencooperite (TL)
Ferrimolybdite
'Ferro-actinolite-Tremolite Series
var: Nephrite'

Fluorapatite
Freibergite
Fresnoite
Galena
'Garnet'
'Garnierite'
Gersdorffite
Gillespite
Goethite
Gold
'Gold Amalgam'
Goldamalgam (of Chen et al.)
Graphite
Hausmannite
Hematite
Hessite
Ilmenite
var: Manganoan Ilmenite

Iridium
Isoferroplatinum
Kaolinite
Kinoshitalite
Krauskopfite
Lazulite
Limonite
Macdonaldite
Maghemite
Magnesiochromite
Magnesite
Magnetite
Malachite
Marcasite
Melonite
Mercury
Metatorbernite
'Mica Group'
Millerite
Molybdenite
Muscovite
var: Barium-Vanadium-Muscovite
var: Sericite
Népouite
Nickeline
Nontronite
Osmium
Pellyite
Pentlandite
Petzite
Phengite
var: Mariposite (TL)

Piemontite
Pitticite
Platinum
Proustite
'Psilomelane'
Pyrargyrite
Pyrite
Pyrolusite
Pyromorphite
Pyrophyllite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
var: Jasper
Rhodochrosite
Rhodonite
Ruthenium
Rutile
Sanbornite (TL)
Scheelite
Schorl
Scorodite
'Serpentine Group'
'var: Bastite'
Siderite
Sillimanite
Silver
var: Amalgam
Skutterudite
Spessartine
Sphalerite
Sulphur
Talc
Taramellite
Tellurium
Tenorite
Tephroite
Tetraferroplatinum
Tetrahedrite
Titanite
Titantaramellite (TL)
'Tourmaline'
'var: Vanadium Tourmaline'
Tyuyamunite
Uraninite
Vesuvianite
'Wad'
Walstromite
Witherite


148 entries listed. 117 valid minerals. 3 type localities (valid minerals). 1 type locality (other).

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