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Coalinga Asbestos Mine (Coalinga Mine; Coalinga Asbestos deposit), Coalinga, Fresno County, California, USAi
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Coalinga Asbestos Mine (Coalinga Mine; Coalinga Asbestos deposit)Mine
CoalingaArea
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 18' 55'' North , 120° 32' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Three Rocks246 (2011)24.6km
Coalinga16,564 (2017)25.2km
Cantua Creek466 (2011)28.7km
Huron6,836 (2017)41.0km
San Joaquin4,022 (2017)45.0km
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ClubLocationDistance
Coalinga Rockhound SocietyCoalinga, California25km
Mindat Locality ID:
3530
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3530:2
GUID (UUID V4):
510cf403-77fd-4473-9ada-3a9dc077926d


A former asbestos mine located about 16 miles NNW of Coalinga (Fresno County), near the southern tip of the New Idria serpentine mass. The primary serpentine minerals from this locality are lizardite and clinochrysotile.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


17 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Artinite
Formula: Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
β“˜ Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
β“˜ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜ Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Description: Short-fiber.
β“˜ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
β“˜ Desautelsite
Formula: Mg6Mn3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
β“˜ Jadeite
Formula: Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
β“˜ Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Magnesio-hornblende
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
β“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)
Formula: Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
β“˜ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Perovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
β“˜Brucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Artinite5.DA.10Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 Β· 3H2O
β“˜Desautelsite5.DA.50Mg6Mn3+2(OH)16[CO3] Β· 4H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Chrysotile9..Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Pumpellyite-(Mg)9.BG.20Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 Β· H2O
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Jadeite9.DA.25Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
β“˜Magnesio-hornblende9.DE.10β—»Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
β“˜Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
β“˜Lizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Antigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
Hβ“˜ BruciteMg(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hβ“˜ DesautelsiteMg6Mn23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Hβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
Cβ“˜ DesautelsiteMg6Mn23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ BruciteMg(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oβ“˜ DesautelsiteMg6Mn23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Oβ“˜ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Oβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Oβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgβ“˜ ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
Mgβ“˜ BruciteMg(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgβ“˜ DesautelsiteMg6Mn23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgβ“˜ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Mgβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alβ“˜ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Alβ“˜ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Siβ“˜ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Siβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Caβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiβ“˜ PerovskiteCaTiO3
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ DesautelsiteMg6Mn23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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