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Palo Alto area, San Mateo Co., California, USAi
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Palo Alto areaArea
San Mateo Co.County
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° North , 122° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~3km
GRN:
N25W71
Locality type:
Area
KΓΆppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate


Occurrences near Palo Alto (Santa Clara Co.).

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9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Buddingtonite
Formula: (NH4)(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Pecora, W.T. and Staff (1965) Mineral Resources. Geological Survey Research, 1965. USGS Professional Paper 525-A, 376 pp.: 6; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 365.
β“˜ Calomel
Formula: [Hg2]2+Cl2
Reference: Rogers, Austin Flint (1911a), Eglestonite from San Mateo County, California: American Journal of Science, 4th. Series: 32: 48-50; Bradley, W.W. (1918), Quicksilver resources of California, with a section on metallurgy and ore dressing: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 78: 149; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 173-174.
β“˜ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Reference: Pecora, W.T. and Staff (1965) Mineral Resources. Geological Survey Research, 1965. USGS Professional Paper 525-A, 376 pp.: 6; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 365.
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: Rogers, Austin Flint (1911a), Eglestonite from San Mateo County, California: American Journal of Science, 4th. Series: 32: 48-50; Bradley, W.W. (1918), Quicksilver resources of California, with a section on metallurgy and ore dressing: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 78: 149; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 173-174.
β“˜ Eglestonite
Formula: [Hg2]2+3OCl3(OH)
Reference: No reference listed
β“˜ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Reference: Rogers, Austin Flint (1911a), Eglestonite from San Mateo County, California: American Journal of Science, 4th. Series: 32: 48-50; Bradley, W.W. (1918), Quicksilver resources of California, with a section on metallurgy and ore dressing: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 78: 149; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 173-174.
β“˜ Mercury
Formula: Hg
Reference: Rogers, Austin Flint (1911a), Eglestonite from San Mateo County, California: American Journal of Science, 4th. Series: 32: 48-50; Bradley, W.W. (1918), Quicksilver resources of California, with a section on metallurgy and ore dressing: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 78: 149; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 173-174.
β“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Reference: Rogers, Austin Flint (1911a), Eglestonite from San Mateo County, California: American Journal of Science, 4th. Series: 32: 48-50; Bradley, W.W. (1918), Quicksilver resources of California, with a section on metallurgy and ore dressing: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 78: 149; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 173-174.
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Rogers, Austin Flint (1911a), Eglestonite from San Mateo County, California: American Journal of Science, 4th. Series: 32: 48-50; Bradley, W.W. (1918), Quicksilver resources of California, with a section on metallurgy and ore dressing: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 78: 149; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 173-174.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Mercury1.AD.05Hg
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Calomel3.AA.30[Hg2]2+Cl2
β“˜Eglestonite3.DD.05[Hg2]2+3OCl3(OH)
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Opal4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Buddingtonite9.FA.30(NH4)(AlSi3O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Eglestonite[Hg2]32+OCl3(OH)
Hβ“˜ Buddingtonite(NH4)(AlSi3O8)
Hβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
NNitrogen
Nβ“˜ Buddingtonite(NH4)(AlSi3O8)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Eglestonite[Hg2]32+OCl3(OH)
Oβ“˜ Buddingtonite(NH4)(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Buddingtonite(NH4)(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Buddingtonite(NH4)(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ CinnabarHgS
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Eglestonite[Hg2]32+OCl3(OH)
Clβ“˜ Calomel[Hg2]2+Cl2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
HgMercury
Hgβ“˜ Eglestonite[Hg2]32+OCl3(OH)
Hgβ“˜ CinnabarHgS
Hgβ“˜ MercuryHg
Hgβ“˜ Calomel[Hg2]2+Cl2

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