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Mendocino Co., California, USA

References

Goodyear, Watson Andrews (1890), Alameda, Colusa, Contra Costa, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Yolo Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 10: 91-95, 153-164, 165, 227-271, 299, 314, 322, 349-363, 793-794.

McGregor, A. (1890), Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Shasta Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 10: 166-168, 205-208, 311-314, 627-641.

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.

Lowell, F.L. (1916), Mines and mineral resources of the counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus: California Mining Bureau. Report 14: 371-425 569-604, 627-634.

Boalich, E. S. (1921), Mendocino, Monterey, Mono, Napa, Solano, Stanislaus Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 17: 144-161, 242-247, 253-255.

Averill, Charles V. (1929), Redding field division, Lassen and Modoc, Napa, Lake, Glenn, Mendocino Counties: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 25): 25(3): 337-365.

O’Brien, J.C. (1953), Mines and mineral resources of Mendocino County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology (Report 49): 49(4): 347-398.

Agrell, Stuart Olaf (1964), Deerite, howieite and zussmanite, three new minerals from the Franciscan of the Laytonville district, Mendocino Co., California: (title only) American Mineralogist: 49: 1507.

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 233.

Blake, M.C., W.P. Irwin & R.G. Coleman (1967), Upside-down metamorphic zonation, blueschist facies, along a regional thrust in California and Oregon: USGS PP 575-C: 2.

Pabst, Adolf, Gross, E.B., and Alfors, J.T. (1967) Rosenhahnite, a new hydrous calcium silicate from Mendocino County, California. American Mineralogist: 52: 336-351.

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

Blake, M.C., W.P. Irwin & R.G. Coleman (1969), Blueschist facies metamorphism related to regional thrust faulting: Tectonophysics: 8: 238.

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 384, 488.

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Actinolite
Aegirine
Albite
'Apophyllite'
Aragonite
'Asbestos'
Azurite
Bementite
Bornite
'Brewsterite' ?
Calcite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Chrysocolla
Cinnabar
'Clay'
Clinozoisite
Copper
'Copper Stain'
Covellite
Crossite
Cuprite
Datolite
Deerite (TL)
Diopside
Edingtonite
'Ferro-actinolite-Tremolite Series
var: Nephrite'

'Garnierite'
Glaucophane
Goethite
Gold
Graphite
'Grossular-Hibschite Series'
Grunerite
Howieite (TL)
'Hydrogrossular'
Inesite
Iridium
'Jade'
Jadeite
Kutnohorite
Laumontite
Lawsonite
Magnesiochromite
Magnesioriebeckite
'Magnesioriebeckite-Riebeckite Series
var: Crocidolite'

Magnesite
Malachite
Mcguinnessite (TL)
Mercury
Muscovite
Neotocite
Opal
Osmium
var: Iridosmine

Pectolite
Phengite
Platinum
Prehnite
'Psilomelane'
'Pumpellyite'
Pumpellyite-(Mg)
Pyrite
Pyrolusite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
var: Chert
var: Jasper
Rhodochrosite
Riebeckite
Rosenhahnite (TL)
Rutile
'Serpentine Group'
Siderite
var: Manganoan Siderite

Silver
Spessartine
Stilpnomelane
var: Ferristilpnomelane
Talc
Tenorite
Tetrahedrite
Titanite
Uvarovite
Vermiculite
Vesuvianite
Vuagnatite
'Wad'
Wollastonite
Xonotlite
Zaratite
Zircon
Zoisite
Zussmanite (TL)


102 entries listed. 70 valid minerals. 5 type localities (valid minerals).

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