Santa Cruz Co., California, USA

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References

Watts, Wm. L. (1890), Merced, Sacramento, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Stanislaus, Yolo Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 10: 324-331, 496-514, 548-566, 586-594, 604-605, 620-626, 659-671, 680-690, 773-793.

Branner, J.C., et al (1909), Description of the Santa Cruz quadrangle, California: USGS Atlas, Santa Cruz, California folio (No. 163).

Huguenin, Emile & W.O. Castello (1921), Santa Cruz County: California Mining Bureau. Report 17: 167-241.

Laizure, Clyde McK (1926), Santa Cruz County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Mining Bureau (Report 22): 22: 68-93.

Fitch, A.A. (1931), The geology of Ben Lomond Mountain, California: University of California Department of Geological Sciences Bulletin: 21: 1-13.

Hubbard, Henry G. (1943), Mines and mineral resources of Santa Cruz County: California Division Mines Report 39: 11-52.

Gilbert, C.M. and McAndrews, M.G. (1948) Authigenic heulandite in sandstone, Santa Cruz County, California. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology: 18: 91-99.

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 68.

Leo, G.W. (1967) The plutonic and metamorphic rocks of the Ben Lomond Mountain area, Santa Cruz County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology Special Report 91: 27-43.

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

Actinolite 'Actinolite-Tremolite Series' Adamite 'Allanite' Amesite Andradite Annabergite var: Magnesian Annabergite Antigorite Aragonite Arseniosiderite Arsenopyrite Azurite Baryte Biotite Bismuth Boulangerite Brucite Calcite Cassiterite Celsian Cerussite Chalcopyrite 'Chlorite Group'

Chondrodite 'Clay' Copiapite Coronadite Covellite Cummingtonite Diopside Dravite Epsomite Fluorapatite Forsterite Franckeite Galena Gersdorffite Goethite Gold Graphite Greenockite Gypsum 'Heulandite' Hörnesite Huntite Hypersthene Ilmenite

Jamesonite Kermesite Kornelite Limonite Löllingite var: Cobaltian Löllingite Magnetite Malachite Meionite Melanterite Meneghinite Molybdenite 'Mountain Leather' Muscovite Népouite Oxyplumboroméite Pabstite (TL) Phlogopite Powellite Pyrite Pyrolusite Pyrrhotite Quartz var: Amethyst

Roméite Group var: Stibiconite Rozenite Rutile 'Scapolite' Scorodite Sepiolite Sillimanite Sphalerite Stannite Stibnite Symplesite Talc Taramellite Tetrahedrite Titanite Titantaramellite (TL) 'Tourmaline' Tremolite Uraninite Witherite Wollastonite Woodruffite Wulfenite

102 entries listed. 80 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals).

Localities in this Region

USA California Santa Cruz Co. Aptos Aptos placer Pajaro Monterey Bay Beaches and Marine Terraces Santa Cruz Calplatti Quarry Miller Quarry Neary Ranch Northwest of Santa Cruz Unnamed ravine Pacific Limestone Products Quarry (Kalkar Quarry) Unnamed limestone occurrence (2) Unspecified Tremolite occurrence Santa Cruz Mts Ben Lomond Unnamed Au occurrence (2) Ben Lomond Mountain Ben Lomond Mountain area Pine Flat Road area Reggardio Creek Spring Street Quarry (locality 270) Unspecified Sillimanite occurrence Unnamed Au occurrence (1) Bonny Doon Bonny Doon Limestone Quarry Majors Creek placer San Vincente Quarry (Santa Cruz Portland Cement Company) Unnamed limestone occurrence (1) Unnamed limestone occurrence (3)

USA California Santa Cruz Co. Santa Cruz Mts Bonny Doon Unnamed stone location (1) Boulder Creek Branciforte Creek Basin Branciforte Creek Davenport San Vicente Creek San Vicente Creek tunnel Waddell Creek Felton Big Boulder Mine Central Supply Company Quarry Decomposed Granite pit Gold Gulch placer Holmes Lime & Cement Company Mine IXL Quarry Laurel J. B. King property Paradise Park Cave Gulch (localities 349; 352B) Henry Cowell Lime & Cement Company Mine Stribling Mine Unnamed clay mine (1) Unnamed stone location (2) Scotts Valley Bachellor Ranch Quarry Felton pit (Felton No. 2 pit and mill) Olive Springs Quarry Unnamed granite quarry (1) Twin Lakes Twin Lakes Beach Placer Mine