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Sonoma Co., California, USA

Mineral List

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Actinolite
Aegirine
Aenigmatite
Albite
Almandine
'Almandine-Spessartine Series'
Alunite
Alunogen
Ammonioalunite (TL)
Ammoniojarosite
Analcime
Ankerite
Antigorite
'Apatite'
Aragonite
Azurite
Baryte
Bementite
Boussingaultite
Calcite
Cerussite
Chalcopyrite
'Chert'
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Cinnabar
'Clay'
Clinozoisite
Cristobalite
'Crossite'
Datolite
Deerite
Dolomite
Edgarbaileyite
Eglestonite
Epidote
Epsomite
'Garnet'
Glaucophane
Graphite
Grunerite
Gypsum
Halotrichite
Hematite
Hisingerite
'Hornblende'
Howieite
Hydromagnesite
Idrialite
Illite
Ilmenite
Ilvaite
Jadeite
Kalinite
Kaolinite
var: Chrome-Kaolinite
Lawsonite
Letovicite
'Limonite'
Magnesiochromite
Magnesio-riebeckite
Magnesite
Magnetite
Margarite
Mascagnite
Melanterite
Mercury
Metacinnabar
Metastibnite
Millerite
Montroydite
Muscovite
'Napalite'
Natrolite
Neotocite
Nesquehonite
'Olivine'
Omphacite
Opal
var: Diatomite
var: Fire Opal
Orpiment
Parsettensite
Pecoraite
Pectolite
Pentahydrite
'Petrified Wood'
'Phengite'
Pickeringite
Pokrovskite
Prehnite
'Psilomelane'
'Pumpellyite'
Pyrite
var: Bravoite
Pyroaurite-2H
Pyrolusite
Pyrope
Quartz
var: Chalcedony
Realgar
Rhodochrosite
Rhodonite
Riebeckite
Riebeckite Group
var: Crocidolite

Rutile
Sassolite
'Serpentine Group'
'var: Nickeliferous Serpentine'
Siderite
Stellerite
Stilpnomelane
Sulphur
Talc
Tiemannite
Titanite
Tremolite
Tridymite
Tschermigite
Vaesite
Voltaite
Vuagnatite
Wairakite
Winchite
Zircon
Zoisite


129 entries listed. 103 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

Localities in this Region

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References

Goldsmith, E. (1877), On boussingaultite and other minerals from Sonoma County, California: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Proceedings: 28: 264-266.

Watts, Wm. L. (1893), Alameda, Colusa, Del Norte, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino, Merced, Placer, Sacramento, Santa Clara, San Joaquin, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Kern, Lake, Contra Costa, Tehama, Tulare Counties California Mining Bureau. Report 11: 121-138, 179-199, 210-240, 249-258, 319-322, 334-336, 374-375, 394, 453-479, 485-492.

Bradley, W.W. (1916a), Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Marin, Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo County: California Mining Bureau. Report 14: 175-370.

Eddy, Lewis H. (1916), Sonoma magnesite mines, California: Engineering & Mining Journal: 102: 225-226.

Laizure, Clyde McK (1926), Marin, San Benito, Santa Cruz, and Sonoma Counties: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Mining Bureau (Report 22): 22: 68-93, 217-247, 314-365.

Vonsen, Magnus (1941) Preliminary report on minerals of The Geysers of Sonoma County, California. Mineralogist: 9: 245-248.

Bailey, Edgar H. (1946), Quicksilver deposits of the western Mayacmas district, Sonoma County, California: California Journal of Mines & Geology, California Division Mines (Report 42): 42: 199-230.

Bradley, W.W. (1946), Observations at “The Geysers,” Sonoma County, California: California Division of Mines Report 42: 295-298.

Vonsen, Magnus (1946), Minerals at “The Geysers,” Sonoma County, California: California Division Mines Report 42: 287-293.

Myers, W. Bradley & Donald Lough Everhart (1948), Quicksilver deposits of the Guerneville district, Sonoma County, California: California Division Mines Report 44: 255-277.

Honke, Martin T., Jr. & Wm. E. Ver Planck, Jr. (1950), Mines and mineral resources of Sonoma County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 46(1): 83-141).

Switzer, George S. (1951a), “The Geysers,” Sonoma County, California: Rocks & Minerals: 26: 504-509.

Switzer, George S. (1951b) Mineralogy of the California glaucophane schists. California Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 161: 55.

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 59, 282.

McNitt, J.R (1968) Geology of the Kelseyville quadrangle, Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino counties, California. California Division of Mines and Geology Map Sheet 9.

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 365.

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