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Eylar Mountain, Black Wonder Mining District, Santa Clara Co., California, USAi
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Eylar MountainMountain
Black Wonder Mining DistrictMining District
Santa Clara Co.County
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 28' 38'' North , 121° 33' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
East Foothills8,269 (2011)25.4km
Diablo Grande826 (2017)26.0km
Alum Rock15,536 (2018)26.9km
Livermore88,126 (2017)29.4km
Milpitas77,604 (2017)31.3km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Livermore Valley LithophilesLivermore, California29km
Santa Clara Valley Gem & Mineral SocietySan Jose, California34km


A summit located in the NE corner of the county.

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3 valid minerals.

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β“˜ Lawsonite
Formula: CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Reference: Rogers, Austin Flint (1915a), Lawsonite from the central Coast Ranges of California: American Journal of Science, 4th. Series: 39: 109; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 239; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 489.
β“˜ 'Manganese Oxides'
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10033587.
β“˜ 'Psilomelane'
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10213655.
β“˜ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10213655.
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: USGS Bull 427; USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10033589.
β“˜ Quartz var. Jasper
Reference: USGS Bull 427
β“˜ 'Wad'
Reference: USGS Bull 427

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Jasper4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Lawsonite9.BE.05CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 Β· H2O
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Manganese Oxides'-
β“˜'Psilomelane'-
β“˜'Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2

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