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 |
Coalinga | Area |
Fresno County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 18' 55'' North , 120° 32' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Three Rocks | 246 (2011) | 24.6km |
Coalinga | 16,564 (2017) | 25.2km |
Cantua Creek | 466 (2011) | 28.7km |
Huron | 6,836 (2017) | 41.0km |
San Joaquin | 4,022 (2017) | 45.0km |
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Coalinga Rockhound Society | Coalinga, California | 25km |
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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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
17 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β Antigorite Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 References: |
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. References: |
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 References: |
β Magnesio-hornblende Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
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 | |||
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β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
β | Perovskite | 4.CC.30 | CaTiO3 |
β | Brucite | 4.FE.05 | Mg(OH)2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Artinite | 5.DA.10 | Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 Β· 3H2O |
β | Desautelsite | 5.DA.50 | Mg6Mn3+2(OH)16[CO3] Β· 4H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Chrysotile | 9.. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Pumpellyite-(Mg) | 9.BG.20 | Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 Β· H2O |
β | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
β | Jadeite | 9.DA.25 | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
β | Magnesio-hornblende | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
β | Clinochlore | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
β | Lizardite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β | Antigorite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Artinite | Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O |
H | β Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
H | β Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
H | β Desautelsite | Mg6Mn23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
H | β Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
H | β Pumpellyite-(Mg) | Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Artinite | Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O |
C | β Desautelsite | Mg6Mn23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Artinite | Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O |
O | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
O | β Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
O | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
O | β Desautelsite | Mg6Mn23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
O | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | β Jadeite | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
O | β Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
O | β Pumpellyite-(Mg) | Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Jadeite | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Mg | β Artinite | Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O |
Mg | β Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
Mg | β Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Mg | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Mg | β Desautelsite | Mg6Mn23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
Mg | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Mg | β Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Mg | β Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
Mg | β Pumpellyite-(Mg) | Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Al | β Jadeite | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
Al | β Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
Al | β Pumpellyite-(Mg) | Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Si | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | β Jadeite | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
Si | β Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
Si | β Pumpellyite-(Mg) | Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | β Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
Ca | β Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
Ca | β Pumpellyite-(Mg) | Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Ti | β Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Desautelsite | Mg6Mn23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Fe | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | β Jadeite | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Franciscan DomainDomain
USA
- California
- Diablo RangeMountain Range
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