EdoyleriteClear Creek claim, Picacho Peak, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA
Photo: Thomas Witzke Latitude: 36°23'3"N
Longitude: 120°44'12"W
A former Hg mine located 6.1 km (3.8 miles) NW of Picacho Peak and 6.7 km (4.1 miles) WSW of Idria.
7 unknown mercury minerals have been found at the site.
References
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 119, 173, 273 (locale described, not named).
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 181, 197 (locale described, not named).
Canadian Mineralogist (1993): 31: 787-793.
Mineralogical Record (1993): 24: 471-475.
Canadian Mineralogist (1996): 34: 61-72.
Dunning, G.E. & Cooper, J.F. (2002): Pseudomorphic melanophlogites from California. Mineralogical Record 33: 237-242
Canadian Mineralogist (2003): 41(5): 1167-1172.
Lapis (2004): 29(2): 42.
Roberts, A.C., J.A.R. Stirling, A.J. Criddle, G.E. Dunning, J. Spratt (2004) Mineralogical Magazine: 68(2): 241-245.
Dunning, G.E. et al. (2005): The Clear Creek mine (San Benito County, California): a unique mercury locality. The Mineralogical Record, 36(4), 337-363.
External Links
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52 entries listed. 49 valid minerals. 11 type localities (valid minerals).
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