Avenal Canyon and Fair View properties (Canyon Mine; Avenal Canyon Mine; Summit; Segregation; Francis claim), Table Mountain, Parkfield Mining District, Kings County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 55' 1'' North , 120° 14' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Avenal | 13,301 (2017) | 13.5km |
Kettleman City | 1,439 (2011) | 26.5km |
Coalinga | 16,564 (2017) | 27.2km |
Shandon | 1,295 (2011) | 31.8km |
Huron | 6,836 (2017) | 33.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Coalinga Rockhound Society | Coalinga, California | 27km |
Mindat Locality ID:
80738
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:80738:1
GUID (UUID V4):
ff2a6083-409c-4132-a7dc-cd09514be32b
A former Hg occurrence/mine located in the W½NW¼SW¼NW¼ sec. 22, T23S, R16E, MDM, 4.0 km (2.5 miles) ENE of Table Mountain (coordinates of record), along Bullpen Canyon, near its confluence with Avenal Canyon. Operated in the early 1930's. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.
Local rocks include Upper Cretaceous marine rocks, unit 1 (Upper Great Valley Sequence).
Local geologic structures include: A shear zone.
Workings include unspecified underground openings. Workings caved by 1964.
Production data are found in: Southern Pacific Company (1964b) Minerals for Industry, Summary of Geological Survey 1955 - 1961: Vol III.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10040717 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Franciscan DomainDomain
- San Joaquin BasinBasin
USA
- California
- Diablo RangeMountain Range
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