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Fern Peak, Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Clara Co., California, USAi
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Fern PeakPeak
Santa Cruz MountainsMountain Range
Santa Clara Co.County
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 9' 9'' North , 121° 48' 41'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Day Valley3,409 (2011)13.8km
Morgan Hill42,948 (2017)14.1km
Lexington Hills2,421 (2011)14.4km
Seven Trees1,788 (2018)15.0km
Communications Hill11,267 (2019)15.6km


A summit located S of New Almaden.

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β“˜ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10040759.
β“˜ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D = Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10040759.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D = Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 2 - SULFIDES
AmXp, with m:p = 1:1
β“˜Cinnabar2.8.14.1HgS
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc.
β“˜'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D = Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D = Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D = Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D = Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D = Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D = Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ CinnabarHgS
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D = Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D = Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D = Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D = Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
HgMercury
Hgβ“˜ CinnabarHgS

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