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| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 221. Rogers, Austin Flint (1923b), The crystallography of hydromagnesite: American Journal of Science, 5th. Series: 6: 46 |
| Don Windeler collection. Dealer (George Campbell) is believed to have purchased from original collector. |
- Livermore Mining District (Tesla District)
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 117. Rogers, Austin Flint (1910) Notes on some pseudomorphs, petrifactions and alterations. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 49. 17-23 |
| Committee, FM Locality Index, Kampf, Anthony R. (1989) California Locality Index. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (2) 129-142 |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 209, 359. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Prenn, Neil, Merrick, Peggy (1991) The Monitor-Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California. The Mineralogical Record, 22 (1) 29-40 |
- Silver Mountain Mining District
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 117. |
- Jackson-Plymouth Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Lincoln Consolidated Mine (Lincoln Mine; Wildman Mine; Mahoney Mine; South Mahoney Mine; Steward Mine; Belmont Mine; Wildman-Mahoney Mine)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Norman King |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Heyl, G.R., Staatz, M.H. (1946) Open-File Report Vol. 1946 (46-24), Grayhouse area, Amador County, California. US Geological Survey |
| www.caverntours.com (n.d.) http://www.caverntours.com/BlackRt.htm |
| Emmons, S. F., Becker, G. F. (1885) Statistics and Technology of the Precious Metals. Bureau of the Census. |
- Clipper Mills Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Forbestown Mining District
| Russ Rizzo Collection |
- Angels Camp Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Mountain Ranch Mining District
| CLARK, W.B., LYDON, P.A., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF. COUNTY REPORT 2 CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District)
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 117. |
- Railroad Flat Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- West Point Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Campo Seco Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. Afifi, Abdulkader M., Kelly, William C., Essene, Eric J. (1988) Phase relations among tellurides, sulfides, and oxides; Pt. II, Applications to telluride-bearing ore deposits. Economic Geology, 83 (2) 395-404 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.83.2.395 419-427 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Copperopolis Mines (Copperopolis group)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| USGS Bull 1182E |
| Pohl, D., Guillemette, R., Shigley, J., Dunning, G., E. (1983) Ferroaxinite from New Melones Lake, Calaveras County, California. A Remarkable New Locality. Mineralogical Record 13(5): 293-302. |
| Clark, William B., Lydon, Philip A. (1963) Mines and Mineral Resources of Calaveras County, California. County Report 2. California Division of Mines and Geology |
- San Andreas Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Hodson Mining District (Madam Felix Mining District; Felix Mining District)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Pohl, D. et al. (1982): Ferroaxinite from New Melones Lake, Calaveras County, California, a remarkable new locality. Mineralogical Record 13 (5), 293-302 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| USGS: Mineral Res. of the US (1908) |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 148. |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 284, 294, 366. |
| Ross, C.P. (1940a) Quicksilver deposits of the Mount Diablo region, Contra Costa County, California. USGS Bulletin 922-B, 54 pp.: 41, 42, 44. visual ID based on crystal morphology and cleavage |
| USGS MRDS database (2005), loc. file ID #10029554. Pampeyan, Earl Haig (1963) Geology and mineral deposits of Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, California. Special Report 80. California Division of Mines & Geology |
| Gail E. Dunning and Joseph F. Cooper, Jr. (2002) Paragenesis of Troilite from the Low Divide District, Del Norte County, California |
| California Geology: 48(5):119 |
| California Geology: 48 (5): 119 |
- Spanish Flat Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Clark, Wm. B. & D.W. Carlson (1956), Mines and mineral resources of El Dorado County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 52(4): 439-440 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 332. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Tony Charlton specimen |
- El Dorado Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 117. USGS Bull 1182E. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 337. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Nashville Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Northwest Segment Mother Lode
- Spanish Dry Diggings (Spanish Dry Diggins)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Pilot Hill Mining District
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 193. |
- Rattlesnake Bar Mining District
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 117. |
| Kunz,1892. Gems & Precious Stones of N. America |
- Sutter Mill Bar and River (Old Sutter Mill site)
| Zolensky, M. & 21 others (2014) Mineralogy and petrography of C asteroid regolith: The Sutter's Mill CM meteorite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 49(11): 1997-2016. (Nov 2014) Zhao, X., Lin,Y., Yin,Q.-Z., Zhang, J., Hao, J., Zolensky, M. & Jenniskens, P. (2014) Presolar grains in the CM2 chondrite Sutter's Mill. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 49(11): 2038-2046) (Nov 2014) |
- Shingle Springs Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Nash, J. Thomas (1988) Geology and geochemistry of gold deposits of the Big Canyon area, El Dorado County, California USGS Bull 1854 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 117. Melhase, John (1935a), Fluorescent minerals of California: Mineralogist: 3(1): 38 |
- Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District
| Walstrom, Robert E. (n.d.) Personal communication. |
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| Walstrom, Robert E. (n.d.) Personal communication. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Erd, R.C., Foord, E.E. (1988) Chestermanite, a new member of the ludwigite-pinakiolite group from Fresno County, California. The Canadian Mineralogist: 26: 911-916. |
| John Magnasco and fellow BAM members |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 193. Bradley, W.W. (1916b), Fresno and Kings Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 14: 439 Kunz, George F. (1905) Gems, Jewelers' Materials, and Ornamental Stones of California. Bulletin 37 (2nd ed.) California State Mining Bureau |
| American Mineralogist: (1983) 68: 245-254. |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 176. |
| McLaughlin, R.J., Sorg, D.H., Morton, J.L., Theodore, T.G., Meyer, C.E., Delevaux, M.H. (1985) Paragenesis and tectonic significance of base and precious metal occurrences along the San Andreas Fault at Point Delgada, California. Economic Geology, 80:2, 344-359. |
| McLaughlin, R.J., Sorg, D.H., Morton, J.L., Theodore, T.G., Meyer, C.E., Delevaux, M.H. (1985) Paragenesis and tectonic significance of base and precious metal occurrences along the San Andreas Fault at Point Delgada, California. Economic Geology, 80:2, 344-359. |
| McLaughlin, R.J., Sorg, D.H., Morton, J.L., Theodore, T.G., Meyer, C.E., Delevaux, M.H. (1985) Paragenesis and tectonic significance of base and precious metal occurrences along the San Andreas Fault at Point Delgada, California. Economic Geology, 80:2, 344-359. |
| McLaughlin, R.J., Sorg, D.H., Morton, J.L., Theodore, T.G., Meyer, C.E., Delevaux, M.H. (1985) Paragenesis and tectonic significance of base and precious metal occurrences along the San Andreas Fault at Point Delgada, California. Economic Geology, 80:2, 344-359. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Specimen in the collection of Rock Currier |
- Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District)
| Eckhard D. Stuart collection Robert E.Walstrom Collection |
- Big Bear and Little Bear Mine
| Walstrom, Robert E. (n.d.) Personal communication. |
| Walstrom, Robert E. (n.d.) Personal communication. |
- Chocolate Mountains Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Econ Geol (1992) 87:2002-2022 |
| Econ Geol (1992) 87:2002-2022 |
| Econ Geol (1992) 87:2002-2022 |
- Paymaster Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Walstrom, Robert E. (n.d.) Personal communication. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Butler, 1995. Rockhounding California, p.118. |
| Cal Div Mines & Geol County Report 7 "Geology and Mineral resources of Imperial Co., CA" |
| Kenneth B. Garner. Concretions Near Mt. Signal, Lower California. American Journal of Science, April 1936. http://allanmccollum.net/amcimages/garner.html |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 117. Hanks, Henry Garber (1882), Mud volcanoes and Colorado Desert: California Mining Bureau. Report 2: 232 |
| Chris Lehmann specimens |
- Palo Verde Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Confirmed via test with HCl |
| Econ Geol (1988) 83:511-523 |
| Breit, G. N., Goldstein, H. L., Reynolds, R. L., & Yount, J. C. (2009). Distribution of major anions and trace elements in the unsaturated zone at Franklin Lake Playa, California, USA. Natural Resources and Environmental Issues, 15, 93. |
| Countryman, R.L. (1977): Hydroboracite from the Amargosa desert, eastern California. Mineralogical Record 8, 503-504 www.mineralsocal.org |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Norman, L.A. & Richard M. Stewart (1951), Mines and mineral resources of Inyo County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 47(1): 46 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 210 |
- Lookout Mining District (Modoc Mining District)
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Hall, Wayne Everett & Hal G. Stephens (1963), Economic geology of the Panamint Butte quadrangle and Modoc district, Inyo County, California: California Division of Mines & Geology Special Report 73: 24-26 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 210. |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Hall, Wayne Everett & Hal G. Stephens (1963), Economic geology of the Panamint Butte quadrangle and Modoc district, Inyo County, California: California Division of Mines & Geology Special Report 73: 24-36 Emmons, S. F., Becker, G. F. (1885) Statistics and Technology of the Precious Metals. Bureau of the Census. Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 210. |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 209-210. |
- Zinc Hill Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. Mineralogical Record (1975) 6:110-113 |
- Bishop Creek Mining District
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 378. |
- Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Gray, R.F., Hoffman, V.F., Bagan, R.J., and McKinley, H.L. (1968) Bishop tungsten district. In Ore Deposits of the United States, 1933-1967. The Graton-Sales volume, New York. A.I.M.E.: 1531-1554. |
| Tungsten deposites of California 1969 |
| Stolburg, Craig S. (1984) The Mines and Minerals of Darwin, California. The Mineralogical Record, 15 (1) 5-18 |
| Hall, Wayne Everett & E.M. Mackevett (1958), Economic geology of the Darwin quadrangle, Inyo County, California: Calif. Division of Mines Special Report 51 |
| Morrison, Greg (1980) Tungsten Occurrences and Potential in the Darwin Hill, Inyo County, California, University of Western Ontario, February, 1980 |
| Knopf, Adolf (1914a), The Darwin silver-lead mining district, California: USGS Bulletin 580: 1-18. |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Hall, Wayne Everett & E.M. Mackevett (1958), Economic geology of the Darwin quadrangle, Inyo County, California: Calif Division of Mines Special Report 51, 77 pp.: 18 Knopf, Adolf (1914a), The Darwin silver-lead mining district, California: USGS Bulletin 580: 1-18 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 102 (map 3-6), 210, 355 Report XV of the State Mineralogist 1915-1916 WARING, C. A., 1915 , INYO COUNTY 15TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 89 |
- Darwin Mine (Anaconda; Bernon Mine; Defiance Mine; Essex Mine; Independence Mine; Intermediate Mine; Rip Van Winkle Mine; Thompson Mine)
| Knopf, Adolf (1914a), The Darwin silver-lead mining district, California: USGS Bulletin 580: 1-18 Emmons, S. F., Becker, G. F. (1885) Statistics and Technology of the Precious Metals. Bureau of the Census. |
| Hall, Wayne Everett & E.M. Mackevett (1958), Economic geology of the Darwin quadrangle, Inyo County, California: Calif Division of Mines Special Report 51. |
| Emmons, S. F., Becker, G. F. (1885) Statistics and Technology of the Precious Metals. Bureau of the Census. |
| Knopf, Adolf (1914a), The Darwin silver-lead mining district, California: USGS Bulletin 580: 1-18. |
| Rocks & Min.: 23:504-507. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. WARING, C. A., 1915 , INYO COUNTY 15TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 95 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. Foord, E. E., & Shawe, D. R. (1989). The Pb-Bi-Ag-Cu-(Hg) Chemistry Of Galena And Some Associated Sulfosalts: A Review and Some New Data From Colorado, California And Pennsylvania. Canadian Mineralogist, 27, 363-382. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Mineral News: 16 (9): 1 |
| Am Min (1962) 47:1003-1005 |
| Knopf, Adolf (1914a), The Darwin silver-lead mining district, California: USGS Bulletin 580: 1-18 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Tucker, W. Burling, Reid J. Sampson (1938) Mineral resources of Inyo County, California. California Journal of Mines and Geology, 34 (4) 368-500 |
| Hall, Wayne Everett & E.M. Mackevett (1958), Economic geology of the Darwin quadrangle, Inyo County, California: Calif Division of Mines Special Report 51. |
| Hall, Wayne Everett & E.M. Mackevett (1958), Economic geology of the Darwin quadrangle, Inyo County, California: Calif Division of Mines Special Report 51. |
| U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey, Docket No. DMEA 3853 (1955) |
| Gail E. Dunning, Yves MoΓlo, and Joseph F. Cooper, Jr. (2000) Ag-Cu-Pb-Bi Sulfosalts New to Darwin, Inyo County, California Dunning, G.E., Moelo, Yves, Roberts, A.c., & Cooper, J. F (2000)., Ag-Cu-Pb-Bi Sulfosalts New To Darwin, Inyo County, California. Occasional Web Publication of the Bay Area Mineralogists, 2000 Mineral News: 16(9):1 |
| Emmons, S. F., Becker, G. F. (1885) Statistics and Technology of the Precious Metals. Bureau of the Census. D. Kim Cathcart, Las Vegas, NV |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Hall, Wayne Everett & E.M. Mackevett (1958), Economic geology of the Darwin quadrangle, Inyo County, California: Calif Division of Mines Special Report 51, 77 pp.: 72 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 102. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. Knopf, Adolf (1914a), The Darwin silver-lead mining district, California: USGS Bulletin 580: 1-18 |
| Jones, Blair Francis (1961), Zoning of saline minerals at Deep Spring Lake, California: USGS PP 424-B, Article 83: B200-B201 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Crowley, J.K. (1996) Mg- and K-bearing borates and associated evaporites at Eagle Borax Spring, Death Valley, California a spectroscopic exploration. Economic Geology: 91: 622-635. |
- Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Report 26, "Guidebook: Las Vegas to Death Valley and Return," Mackay School of Mines, University of Nevada - Reno, 1976. |
| Giles, W. B. (1903) Bakerite (a new borosilicate of calcium) and howlite from California. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 13 (62) 353-355 doi:10.1180/minmag.1903.013.62.12 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Erd, Richard C., McAllister, James F., Vlisidis, and Angelina C. (1970) Wardsmithite, 5CaOΒ·MgOΒ·12B2O3Β·30H2O, new borate mineral from the Death Valley Region, California. American Mineralogist, 55 (3-4) 349-357 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Calif. Div. of Mines & Geology Bull. #189, Murdoch, et al (1966): 50. Calif. Div. of Mines & Geology Bull. #189, Murdoch, et al (1966): 50. |
| USGS Bull 540 |
| Walstrom, Robert E. (n.d.) Personal communication. |
- Kearsarge Mining District [2]
| Don Windeler collection |
| Adams, Paul M. (2017) The Santa Rosa mine, Inyo County, California. The Mineralogical Record, 48 (6) 755-777 Kampf, A. R., Mills, S. J., Nash, B. P. (2016) Pauladamsite, Cu4(SeO3)(SO4)(OH)4Β·2H2O, a new mineral from the Santa Rosa mine, Darwin district, California, USA. Mineralogical Magazine, 80 (6) 949-958 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.032 USGS PP 368 "Geology & Ore Deposits of the Darwin Quadrangle, Inyo Co. CA" |
| Adams, Paul M. (2010) The Brown Monster and Reward mines, Inyo County, California. The Mineralogical Record, 41 (2) 175-193 Adams, Paul M. (2010) The Brown Monster and Reward mines, Inyo County, California. The Mineralogical Record, 41 (2) 175-193 Paul M. Adams (2000) "Microminerals from the Reward Mine, Inyo County, California." Mineral News, 16, #5. USGS Bull 540 |
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| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| B.A.M.-bay area mineralogists |
| Kampf, A. R., Mills, S. J., Merlino, S., Pasero, M., McDonald, A. M., Wray, W. B., Hindman, J. R. (2012) Whelanite, Cu2Ca6[Si6O17(OH)](CO3)(OH)3(H2O)2, an (old) new mineral from the Bawana mine, Milford, Utah. American Mineralogist, 97 (11) 2007-2015 doi:10.2138/am.2012.4181 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Shoshone Mines (Shoshone Mines group; Shoshone Mine group; Grant Mine; Mabel Mine; Black Prince Mine)
| Robert M. Housley (2005) Noonday and War Eagle mines, Tecopa Pass, Inyo Co. CA. Abstracts from the 2005 Desert Symposium. California State University, Desert Studies Consortium and LSA Associates, Inc. |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 117. Bradley, W.W. (1938), Thirty-fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Division Mines Report 34: 195 |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 225. Bradley, W.W. (1938), Thirty-fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Division Mines Report 34: 195 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Panamint Mts (Panamint Range)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. WARING, C. A., 1915 , INYO COUNTY 15TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 70 |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. McAllister, James F. (1955) Geology of mineral deposits, Ubehebe Peak quadrangle, Inyo County, California. Special Report 42. California Division of Mines Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 188. |
- South Park Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Parchers Resort (Parchers Camp)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Cahit Helvaci, Federico OrtΓ, Javier GarcΓa-Veigas, Laura Rosell, Ibrahim GΓΌndoΔan (2012). Neogene Borate Deposits: Mineralogy, Petrology and Sedimentology Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Hardie, L.A. (1968) The origin of the Recent nonmarine evaporate deposit of Saline Valley, Inyo County, California. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta: 32: 1287 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 210. A workshop with special emphasis on the Anatolian deposits International Earth Science Colloquium on the Aegean Region (IESCA-2012, Δ°zmir, Turkey). 64pp. |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Hewett, Donnel Foster and Fleischer, M. (1960) Deposits of the manganese oxides. Economic Geology: 55: 10, 41-43 White, D.E. (1955) Thermal springs and epithermal ore deposits. Economic Geology: 50th. Anniversary volume: 134 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 167. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Martin, P. E., Ehlmann, B. L., Thomas, N. H., Wiens, R. C., Hollis, J. J. R., Beegle, L. W., et al. (2020). Studies of a lacustrineβvolcanic Mars analog field site with Marsβ2020βlike instruments. Earth and Space Science, 7, e2019EA000720. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EA000720 https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1029/2019EA000720 |
| Barton, M. D. (2000). Overview of the lithophile-element-bearing magmatic hydrothermal system at Birch Creek. White Mountains, California: Society of Economic Geologists Guidebook Series, 32, 9-26. Barton, M. D. (1987). Lithophile-element mineralization associated with Late Cretaceous two-mica granites in the Great Basin. Geology, 15(4), 337-340. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Steve Rose photo |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Barnes, I. (1965), Geochemistry of Birch Creek, Inyo County, California, a travertine depositing creek in an arid climate: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta: 29: 85-112 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 210. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Oneill shafts (Oneill shafts prospect; West End Field)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Rob Lavinsky |
| Komotauer, S.K. (1983) Mineralarten im Bild: Calcit, Kalkspat, CaCO3. Mineralien-Magazin, 9/1983, 392-400. |
| U.S. Borax |
| Wise, W.S. and Kleck, W.D. (1988) Sodic clay-zeolite assemblage in basalt at Boron, California. Clays and Clay Minerals, 36(2), 131-136. Speckels, M.L. (1965) Minerals for everyone: the complete guide to micromounts. Gembooks, Mentone, California. |
| Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona. 567pp. Wise, W.S. and Kleck, W.D. (1988) Sodic clay-zeolite assemblage in basalt at Boron, California. Clays and Clay Minerals, 36(2), 131-136. Richard Dale Collection |
| Am Min 49:543-555 |
| MarekC (2019) pers. collection, Raman verified. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Clear Creek Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- El Paso Mountains District
| Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona. 567pp. Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Murdoch, Joseph, Webb, Robert W. (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. p.1-559. Murdoch, Joseph, Webb, Robert W. (1942) Notes on some minerals from southern California. III. American Mineralogist, 27 (4) 323-330 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 368-369 |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 117. Murdoch, Joseph, Webb, Robert W. (1940) Notes on some minerals from southern California, II. American Mineralogist, 25 (8) 549-555 |
- Erskine Creek Mining District
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 129. |
- Greenhorn District (Greenhorn Mountains District)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Alan Scalone |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Hess, Frank L. & Esper S. Larsen (1922), Contact-metamorphic tungsten deposits of the United States: USGS Bulletin 725: 263. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. Hess, Frank L. & Esper S. Larsen (1922), Contact-metamorphic tungsten deposits of the United States: USGS Bulletin 725: 263. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. Hess, Frank L. & Esper S. Larsen (1922), Contact-metamorphic tungsten deposits of the United States: USGS Bulletin 725: 263. |
- Indian Wells Canyon Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Kern River Uranium Mining District
- Miracle Hot Springs (Hobo Hot Springs)
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 120. MacKevett, Edward Malcolm, Jr. (1960), Geology and ore deposits of the Kern River uranium area, California: USGS Bulletin 1087-F: 213 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Piute Peak (Piute Mountain)
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 78. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Rand District (Randsburg District)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 117. Mineralogist, The (1935), California minerals: Mineralogist: 3(8): 23 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Rob Lavinsky |
- Tejon Tin project (Gorman Tin project)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- White River Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Parkfield Mining District
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Bailey, Edgar H. (1942), Quicksilver deposits of the Parkfield district, California: USGS Bulletin 936-F: 159 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 115, 197. |
- East Mayacmas Mining District
| Rytuba, J.J., Hothem, R.L., May, J.T., Kim, C.S., Lawler, D., Goldstein, D., and Brussee, B.E. (2008): USGS Open-File Report 08-1382 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Great Western-Mirabel group
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 284 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 410. |
- Knoxville Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District)
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. White, D.E. & C.E. Roberson (1962), Sulphur Bank, California: Geological Society of America Buddington Memorial Volume: Petrologic studies: 408 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 210. |
- Hayden Hill Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 210. |
| Houseley, Bob (2013) |
| M.Chorazewicz collection |
| DeVito, A. N. (1997), Minerals of the Canwood construction site, Agoura Hills, California. Micro Probe: 8(5): 2-10. |
| Chorazewicz, M. (2014) Three New Melanophlogite Pseudomorph Localities From Santa Monica Mountains, Southern California, Bulletin of the Mineralogical Society of Southern California: 87(8) (August, 2014): 6-9. |
| www.mineralsocal.org |
| Houseley, Bob (2013) |
| Housley, R. (1995), Kanan Road rework allows access to fine ferrierite, Bulletin of the Mineralogical Society of Southern California: 65(2) (Feb 1995): 7. |
| Housley, R. (1995), Kanan Road rework allows access to fine ferrierite, Bulletin of the Mineralogical Society of Southern California: 65(2) (Feb 1995): 7. |
| Housley, R. (2013) Eleven New Melanophlogite Pseudomorph Occurrences in Southern California, Mindat.org article 1772. |
| Housley, R. (2013), Eleven New Melanophlogite Pseudomorph Occurrences in Southern California, Mindat.org article 1772. |
| M. Chorazewicz collection -- MinID DTM-RDU |
| Justin Butt, self collected |
| Housley, R. (2013), Eleven New Melanophlogite Pseudomorph Occurrences in Southern California, Mindat.org article 1772. |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Neuerberg, George Joseph (1951), Minerals of the eastern Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles city: American Mineralogist: 36: 159 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 211. |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Murdoch, Joseph, Webb, Robert W. (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. p.1-559. Neuerberg, George Joseph (1951), Minerals of the eastern Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles city: American Mineralogist: 36: 156-160 Funk, Benjamin Gordon (1940), What we found in the Santa Monica Mountains: Pacific Mineralogist: 6(2): 33-34 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 211. |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Neuerberg, George Joseph (1951), Minerals of the eastern Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles city: American Mineralogist: 36: 159 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 211. |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Sharp, W.E. (1959) Minerals from Los Angeles County, California. Printed privately, Los Angeles, California: 20, 85 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 215. |
| Alan Scalone |
| Pemberton, Minerals of California (1983), p. 210: "Well-formed crystals of calcite occur in the borate deposit in Tick Canyon." |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Pemberton, H. Earl (1968) The minerals of the Sterling borax mine, Los Angeles County, California. Mineral Explorer 3, No. 1, 10 pp.: 9 Masimer, G.E. (1966) Tick Canyon revisited. Gems and Minerals: 347: 20-23 Eakle, Arthur Starr (1911), Neocolemanite, a variety of colemanite, and howlite from Lang, Los Angeles County, California: University of California, Department of Geological Science Bulletin: 6: 189 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 210. |
| Betts, John (n.d.) John Betts website listing. |
| Neuerberg, George Joseph (1951), Minerals of the eastern Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles city: American Mineralogist: 36: 156-160. |
- Cahuenga Boulevard roadcut
| Neuerberg, George Joseph (1951), Minerals of the eastern Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles city: American Mineralogist: 36: 156-160. |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 294. Neuerberg, George Joseph (1951), Minerals of the eastern Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles city: American Mineralogist: 36: 158 |
| Neuerberg, George Joseph (1951), Minerals of the eastern Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles city: American Mineralogist: 36: 156-160. |
| Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona. 567pp. |
| USGS MRDS database (2005), loc. file ID #10139103. California Division of Mines Special Report 33 (1953): 28 |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Neuerberg, George Joseph (1951), Minerals of the eastern Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles city: American Mineralogist: 36: 159 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 210. |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Neuerberg, George Joseph (1951), Minerals of the eastern Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles city: American Mineralogist: 36: 156-160 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 210. |
| Neuerberg, George Joseph (1951), Minerals of the eastern Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles city: American Mineralogist: 36: 159. |
- Palos Verdes Hills (Palos Verdes Cliffs)
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Sharp, W.E. (1959) Minerals from Los Angeles County, California. Printed privately, Los Angeles, California: 3-4 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 215. |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Henderson, G. (1973) Palygorskite found in northern Puente Hills near Pomona. California Division Mines and Geology California Geology: 26: 280-281 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 441. |
- Point Vicente (Vicente Pointe)
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 117. Macdonald, Gordon Andrew (1939), An intrusive pΓ©pΓ©rite at San Pedro Hill, California: University of California, Department of Geological Science Bulletin: 24: 331 |
| G. Slak |
| walrus.wr.usgs.gov (2008) http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/reports/reprints/Wong_CSR_22.pdf |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 117. |
| Graham, G.A., Kearsley, A.T., Wright I.P., Grady, M.M. & Pillinger , C.T. (2000) Carbonates in the Los Angeles 001 meteorite: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 35(5, Suppl.): A63. |
| FΓ€rber, Gunnar (n.d.) Personal Communication, Gunnar FΓ€rber Mineralien. |
- Minarets Mining District (Mountain Mining District; Raymond Mining District; Minaret Mining District)
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 352 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 376. |
| Herschel Ward |
| Pelletier, 1962. Mineral Species & Localities of Marin County |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 117. |
- Inverness Ridge (Point Reyes Hill)
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Murdoch, Joseph, Webb, Robert W. (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. p.1-559. Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 444. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District
| Rocks & Minerals 83:5 pp 392-401 |
| Cook, Lees, Francis (2009) The Colorado Quartz Gold Mine Mariposa County, California. Rocks & Minerals 84:396-412 Econ Geol (1987) 82:328-344 |
- Whitlock (Farmer's Hope; Whitlock Creek; Whitlock Gulch)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Coulterville Mining District
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Bowen, O.E., Jr. & C.H. Gray, Jr. (1957), Mines and mineral deposits of Mariposa County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 53(1&2): 192 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 117. |
- Clearing House Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Hite Cove Mining District
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 337. |
- Granite Springs Mining District
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Bowen, O.E., Jr. & C.H. Gray, Jr. (1957), Mines and mineral deposits of Mariposa County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 53(1&2): 191 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 211. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Pabst, A., Gross, E. B., Alfors, J. T. (1967) Rosenhahnite, a new hydrous calcium silicate, from Mendocino County, California. American Mineralogist, 52 (3-4) 336-351 Wolfe, C.W. (1955), Crystallography of jadeite crystals from near Cloverdale, California: American Mineralogist: 40(3-4) 248 |
| Robert Muir Wood (1982) The Laytonville Quarry (Mendocino County California) Exotic Block: Iron-rich Blueschist-Facies Subduction-Zone Metamorphism. Mineralogical Magazine 45:87-99. |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 390 |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 118. |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 118. Hughes, H. Herbert (1931), Iceland spar and optical fluorite: US Bureau Mines Information Circular 6468: 6 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Wright, L.A. (1957a) Calcite (optical grade). California Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 176: 99-100. Murdoch, Joseph, and Webb, R.W. (1956), Calcite, in: Minerals of California Wright, L.A. (1950), Calcite (optical), in: Mineral Commodities of California: California Division of Mines Bulletin 156: 137 Hughes, H. Herbert (1931), Iceland spar and optical fluorite: US Bureau Mines Information Circular 6468: 11 California Division of Mines Bulletin 173: 90 |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 336. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Bridgeport Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Lakes Mining District (Lake Mining District; Mammoth Mining District)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Lackey, J. S., & Valley, J. W. (2004). Complex patterns of fluid flow during wollastonite formation in calcareous sandstones at Laurel Mountain, Mt. Morrison Pendant, California. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 116(1-2), 76-93. |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 118. Mayo, Evans Blakemore (1934), Geology and mineral deposits of Laurel and Convict Basins, southwestern Mono County, California: California Division Mines Report 30: 84 |
| Whiticar, M. J., & Suess, E. (1998). The Cold Carbonate Connection Between Mono Lake, Californiaand the Bransfield Strait, Antarctica. Aquatic Geochemistry, 4(3), 429-454. Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Scholl, David W. & William H. Taft (1964), Deposition, mineralogy, and C14 dating of tufa, Mono Lake, California (abstract): el. Doc. Amer. Cordilleran Sec. Meeting Program: 56 March, 1964: 56 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 211, 216. |
| Yang, H., Sun, H. J., Downs, R. T. (2011) Hazenite, KNaMg2(PO4)2Β·14H2O, a new biologically related phosphate mineral, from Mono Lake, California, U.S.A. American Mineralogist, 96 (4) 675-681 doi:10.2138/am.2011.3668 |
| Bateman, P. C. (1951). The Scheelore tungsten mine, Mono County, California (No. 51-196). sn,. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| USGS Bull 1182E |
| David Lowe field collected specimens, XRD |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 118 Rogers, Austin Flint & Ralph Daniel Reed (1926), Sand-calcite crystals from Monterey County, California: American Mineralogist: 11: 23-28 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 211. |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Chesterman, C.W. (1966a), Vonsenite of Monterey County, California: American Mineralogist: 51: 261-262 Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 383 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 236. |
- Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range)
| Murdoch, Joseph, Webb, Robert W. (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. p.1-559. |
- Los Burros Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Fort Hunter-Liggett Military Reservation
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- East Mayacmas Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Slowey, A.J., Rytuba, J.J., Hothem, R.L., May, J.T., 2001, Mercury at the Oat Hill Extension Mine and James Creek, Napa County, California: Tailings, sediment, water, and biota, 2003-2004: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1132, 60 p. |
- Knoxville Mining District
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- Grass Valley Mining District
- Alcalde Mine group (Alcade; Eclipse; Hidden Treasure; Accidental; Oxford; Diamond; Philadelphia; Stonewall Jackson; Johnson; Gould; Curry; South Curry; Indiana and South Standard claims)
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 85 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 51. |
- Empire Star group (Empire Star Mines Company holdings)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Empire West Mine (Lone Ridge)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Golden Center group (Cabin Flat Mine; Rock Roche Mine; Dromedary Mine; Scotia Mine; Peabody Mine; Garage/Dromedary/Berriman/Peabody)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Shawe, D. R. (1996) Characterization of mineral deposits in rocks of the Triassic to Jurassic magmatic arc of western Nevada and eastern California. USGS Open File report 96-6 Doebrich, J. L. Garside, L. J. |
- Nevada City Mining District
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 118. |
- Providence Gold Quartz Mine (Providence Gold Qtz; Providence Mine)
| Lindgren, Waldemar (1896a), The gold-quartz veins of Nevada City and Grass Valley districts, California: USGS 17th. Annual Report, part 2: 1-262 |
| King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation. |
- Spenceville Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Econ Geol (1992) 87:2023-2040 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 118, 256. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Robert Housely |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Edmanton Mining District (Meadow Valley Mining District)
| Andrew Lawson Univ. California, Dep. Geol. Bull. 3 (1903)219-229 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. MESA file ID #0402321. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Taylorsville Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Petrov, Alfredo (n.d.) Personal Communication. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. OPEN-FILE REPORT 77-14, 1977 |
| Kohler-Antablin, S. (1994), Mineral Land Classification of the Eastern Half of Riverside County, California, California Division of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 94-11. |
- Eagle Mountains Mining District (Monte Negro Mining District)
| John Sinkankas collection. |
| Robert Housley, Microbits (Southern California Micromineralogists bulletin), Oct/Nov 2001 |
| Daly, John W. (1935) Paragenesis of mineral assemblages at Crestmore, California. American Mineralogist: 20: 638-659. Woodford, A.O., Crippen, R.A., and Garner, K.B. (1941) Section Across Commercial Quarry, Crestmore, California. American Mineralogist: 26: 351-381. American Mineralogist (1966): 51: 56-74. |
| Woodford, A.O., Crippen, R.A., and Garner, K.B. (1941) Section Across Commercial Quarry, Crestmore, California. American Mineralogist: 26: 351-381. |
| Woodford, A.O., Crippen, R.A., and Garner, K.B. (1941) Section Across Commercial Quarry, Crestmore, California. American Mineralogist: 26: 351-381. |
| Murdoch, Joseph (1955) Scawtite from Crestrnore, California. American Mineralogist, 40 (5-6) 505-509 Woodford, A.O., Crippen, R.A., and Garner, K.B. (1941) Section Across Commercial Quarry, Crestmore, California. American Mineralogist: 26: 351-381. |
| Woodford, A.O., Crippen, R.A., and Garner, K.B. (1941) Section Across Commercial Quarry, Crestmore, California. American Mineralogist: 26: 351-381. |
| Woodford, A.O., Crippen, R.A., and Garner, K.B. (1941) Section Across Commercial Quarry, Crestmore, California. American Mineralogist: 26:351-381 (367). |
| DeVito, Fred, Ordway, Al (1984) The Jensen Quarry, Riverside County, California. The Mineralogical Record, 15 (5) 273-290 Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Cooney, R.L. (1956), The mineralogy of the Jensen and Henshaw quarries near Riverside, California: Unpublished Masterβs thesis, University of California at Los Angeles: 26 Rocks & Minerals (1943): 18: 80 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 211 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Arlington District (Ironwood District)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Mule Mountains District (Hodges Mountain District)
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| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 118. (1908, September) The Copper Resources of California. Bulletin 50. California State Mining Bureau |
| Field observations, 30-11-2008, Alfredo Petrov & Anne Davila |
| Petrov, Alfredo (n.d.) Personal Communication. |
| Alfredo Petrov, field trip observations, 02-2009. |
| Kohler-Antablin, S. (1994): Mineral Land Classification of the Eastern Half of Riverside County, CA. In: Open File Report 94 -11. |
| Kohler-Antablin, S. (1994): Mineral Land Classification of the Eastern Half of Riverside County, CA. In: Open File Report 94 β11, No 578 on map. |
- Riverside Mts (Siakariri)
- Bendigo District (Riverside Mountain District)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Nicholas Rondilone's Collection |
- San Jacinto Peak (San Jacinto Mountain)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Soboba Hot Springs (Ritchey Hot Springs; White Sulphur Spring)
| Murdoch, J., and Webb, R. W. 1942. Notes of Some Minerals from Southern California, III: Corundum and Associated Minerals near Banning, San Jacinto Mountains, California. The American Mineralogist. 27(4):328-329. |
| Murdoch, J., and Webb, R. W. 1942. Notes of Some Minerals from Southern California, III: Corundum and Associated Minerals near Banning, San Jacinto Mountains, California. The American Mineralogist. 27(4):328-329. |
| Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York. |
| David Singer: Highly oxidized rocks from the San Gorgonio Pass, California Petrologic and thermodynamic calculations. (Senior honors thesis, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan advisors: Eric Essene and Casey Donohue). |
| Dunning, Gail E., Hadley, Ted A., Magnasco, John, Christy, Andrew G., Cooper, Joseph F. Jr. (2005) The Clear Creek mine, San Benito County, California: a unique mercury locality. The Mineralogical Record, 36 (4) Tucson. 337-363 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Rocks & Min.: 23: 391, 797. |
| American Mineralogist 1965: 50: 1893-1913. |
| Essene, J. (1967). An occurrence of cymrite in the Franciscan Formation, California. The American Mineralogist, 52, 1885-1890. |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Murdoch, Joseph, Webb, Robert W. (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. p.1-559. Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 146. |
| Personally collected and analyzed by David Lowe. White Calcite fills large vugs with thin off-white fibrous Pectolite veins crossing and surrounding. Minor Albite and an amorphous phase are present as well. XRD reference patterns: PDF 04-007-8659, PDF 04-011-5155, and PDF 01-084-0752. |
| Dunning, G. E., Walstrom, R. E., & Lechner, W. (2018) Barium Silicate Mineralogy of the Western Margin, North American Continent, Part Geology, Origin, Paragenesis and Mineral Distribution from Baja California Norte, Mexico, Western Canada and Alaska, USA. Baymin Journal, Vol. 19, No. 5 Joseph F. Cooper Jr., Gail E. Dunning, Ted A.Hadley (2003) Minerology of the Victor Claim, Clear Creek Area, New Idria District, San Benito County, California. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 387, 434, 502 |
| Wise, William S., Gill, Robert H. (1977) Minerals of the Benitoite Gem Mine. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (6) Tucson. 442-452 |
| Dunning, G. E., Walstrom, R. E., & Lechner, W. (2018) Barium Silicate Mineralogy of the Western Margin, North American Continent, Part Geology, Origin, Paragenesis and Mineral Distribution from Baja California Norte, Mexico, Western Canada and Alaska, USA. Baymin Journal, Vol. 19, No. 5 www.benitoitemine.com |
- Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Bruce Ueno blog - www.mindat.org/blog.php/1416/loc-87962.html |
- Arrowhead District (Arrow District)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Wright, L.A., et al (1953), Mines and mineral resources of San Bernardino County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 49(1-2): 143 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 212. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| www.mineralsocal.org |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 154. |
- Mount General (Mt General)
| R.M. Housley and R.E. Reynolds (2002) Mineralogical Survey of the Mount General Area. Abstracts from the 2002 Desert Symposium. California State University, Desert Studies Consortium pp61-63 |
| R.M. Housley and R.E. Reynolds (2002) Mineralogical Survey of the Mount General Area. Abstracts from the 2002 Desert Symposium. California State University, Desert Studies Consortium pp61-63 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. R.M. Housley and R.E. Reynolds (2002) Mineralogical Survey of the Mount General Area. Abstracts from the 2002 Desert Symposium. California State University, Desert Studies Consortium pp61-63 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Leavens & Patton: Axis 4 (1)13p (2008) |
| Rocks & Min.:61:33-34. |
- Belleville Mining District
| MarekC, pers. coll., 2019 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Blackhawk District (Silver Reef District)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Cooney, R.L. (1956), The mineralogy of the Jensen and Henshaw quarries near Riverside, California: Unpublished Masterβs thesis, University of California at Los Angeles: 35 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 70. |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Brenner-Tourtelot, Elizabeth F. (1980) Uranium, rare-earth and thorium mineralization at the Hope Mine, eastern Bristol Mountains, San Bernardino County, California. USGS Open file report 80-821. Flamini, A. (1968) La fluoborite di Hope, San Bernardino County, California. Periodico di Mineralgia: 37: 129 Murdoch, Joseph, Webb, Robert W. (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. p.1-559. Chesterman, C.W. & O.E. Bowen, Jr. (1958), Fluoborite from San Bernardino County, California (abstract): Geological Society of America Bulletin: 69: 1678-1679 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 237 W. Wise - X-ray work at U.C. Santa Barbara Otton, James K. Glanzman, Richard K. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Bullion Mts (Bullion Range)
- Stedman District (Ludlow; Rochester; Buckeye)
| Walstrom, Robert E. (n.d.) Personal communication. |
| Bulletin of the Mineralogical Society of Southern California, Vol. 76 No. April 2006 Robert E.Walstrom Collection |
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| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Amer. Mineral., 21, 238-244. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Calico Mts (Calico Hills)
| Mayo, Alan L. (1972) Geology And Ore Deposits Of The South-Central Calico Mountains. California State University. San Diego. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 118. Murdoch, Joseph, Webb, Robert W. (1940) Notes on some minerals from southern California, II. American Mineralogist, 25 (8) 549-555 Rocks & Minerals (1933), Rocks and Minerals first national outing California (southern California): Rocks & Minerals: 8(3): 140 |
- Yermo (Marian; Marion; Otis)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Petrov, Alfredo (n.d.) Personal Communication. |
- Hart District (Castle Mountain District)
| Richard C. Capps & John A. Moore () Castle Mountains Geology and Gold Mineralization San Bernardino County, California and Clark County, Nevada |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 187. Tucker, W. Burling & Reid J. Sampson (1930), Los Angeles field division: California Mining Bureau. Report 26: 301 |
- Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range)
- Clark Mountain District (Clark District)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| [Mineralien Welt 1/93:44] |
| Watts, K. E., Haxel, G. B., & Miller, D. M. (2022). Temporal and Petrogenetic Links Between Mesoproterozoic Alkaline and Carbonatite Magmas at Mountain Pass, California. Economic Geology, 117(1), 1-23. USGS Bulletin 2160 |
| FΓ€rber, Gunnar (n.d.) Personal Communication, Gunnar FΓ€rber Mineralien. |
- Dead Mts (Black Mountains; Tuuhavitci; Yuvisaavitc)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- East Kramer Mining District
- East Kramer Borate area (East Kramer Colemanite area)
- Kramer Junction (Beecher's Corners; Beechers Corners; Four Corners)
| Skinner, B.J., Erd, R.C., Grimaldi, F.S. (1964) Greigite, the thio-spinel of iron, a new mineral. American Mineralogist: 49: 543-555. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| MarekC (2018) pers. collection, Raman verified. |
- Forest Falls (Fallsvale; Fallsville; Forest Home)
| Petrov, Alfredo (n.d.) Personal Communication. |
| Allen, Robert D. & Henry C. Kramer (1955), Hornblende in diorite pegmatite near Camp Irwin, San Bernardino Co., California: American Mineralogist: 40: 527-529. |
- Halloran Springs District
- Yucca Grove (Pass Alto; Halloran Summit)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Ronald Wynn Sheets, James R. Craig, Robert J. Bodnar (1995) Composition And Occurrence Of Electrum At The Morning Star Deposit, San Bernardino County, California: Evidence For Remobilization Of Gold And Silver. Canadian Mineralogist 33:137-151 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 98. Tucker, W. Burling & Reid J. Sampson (1931), Los Angeles Field Division 27th Report of the State Mineralogist San Bernardino County: California Mining Bureau. Report 27: 351 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Wright, L.A., et al (1953), Mines and mineral resources of San Bernardino County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 49(1-2): 91 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 211. |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Wright, L.A., et al (1953), Mines and mineral resources of San Bernardino County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division of Mines (Report 49): 49(1-2): 91. Lamey, Carl Arthur (1948), Iron Mountain iron-ore deposits, Lava Beds district, San Bernardino County, California: California Division Mines Bulletin 129: 25-38 Wiebelt, F.J. and Ricker, S. (1948) Iron Mountain deposits, San Bernardino County, California. U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigation 4236, 11 pp.: 4 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 151. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Lucerne Valley Limestone District
| Howard H. J. (2011) Geology and fluorescent minerals in the White Knob Quarry Lucerne Valley, California. in Lasemi, Z., & Mikulic, D. G. (2011). The 47th Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals. p10 Petrov, Alfredo (n.d.) Personal Communication. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Economic Geology (1988): 83: 568-587. Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Wright, L.A., et al (1953), Mines and mineral resources of San Bernardino County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division of Mines (Report 49): 49(1-2): 95-96 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 151 |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Harder, Edmund Cecil & John Lyon Rich (1910), The Iron Age iron-ore deposit, near Dale, San Bernardino County, California: USGS Bulletin 430: 237 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 483-484, 498. |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 195. Harder, Edmund Cecil & John Lyon Rich (1910), The Iron Age iron-ore deposit, near Dale, San Bernardino County, California: USGS Bulletin 430: 237 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Margerum, W. (2003) The Brilliant Claim. The 783rd meeting of the Mineralogical Society of Southern California (May 2003 bulletin) |
| Housley, Robert M. and Adams, Paul M. (1999), Toward a Mineralogical Investigation of Ord Mountain, San Bernardino County California: San Bernardino County Museum Quarterly 46, p. 75-79 |
| Housley, R. (2001) Microbits - Bulletin of the Southern California Micro-Mineralogists (February-March 2001) |
- Oro Grande Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Dunning, G.E. and J.F. Cooper (1969b) A second occurrence of antarcticite from Bristol Dry Lake, California. American Mineralogist: 54: 1018-1021. |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Eugster, H.P. and G.I. Smith (1965) Mineral equilibria in the Searles Lake evaporates, California. Journal of Petrology: 6: 473-522 Smith, George Irving & D.V. Haines (1964), Character and distribution of nonclastic minerals in the Searles Lake evaporite deposit, California: USGS Bulletin 1181-P: 25-26 Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 633. Foshag, William F. (1935) Burkeite, a new mineral species from Searles Lake, California. American Mineralogist, 20 (1) 50-56 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 211 |
- Shadow Mountains Tungsten-North Field
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Signal Mining District (Vontrigger Mining District)
| Luetcke, Rolf (n.d.) Personal communication. |
- Silver Lake Mining District
| Marty, J., Kampf, A. R., Housley, R. M., Mills, S. J., WeiΓ, S. (2010) Seltene neue Tellurmineralien aus Kalifornien, Utah, Arizona und New Mexiko (USA) Lapis, 35 (12) 42-51 Kampf, A. R., Mills, S. J., Housley, R. M. (2010) The crystal structure of munakataite, Pb2Cu2(Se4+O3)(SO4)(OH)4, from Otto Mountain, San Bernardino County, California, USA. Mineralogical Magazine, 74 (6) 991-998 doi:10.1180/minmag.2010.074.6.991 |
| Thorne, Brent (n.d.) Personal communcation. |
| Housley, R.M., Kampf, A.R., Mills, S.J., Marty,J., Thorne, B., The Remarkable Occurence of Rare Secondary Tellurium Minerals at Otto Mountain near Baker, California Including Seven New Species. Rocks and Minerals, 86(2), 132-142. |
| Thorne, Brent (n.d.) Personal communcation. Housley R., pers.comm., May 2017 |
| Thorne, Brent (n.d.) Personal communcation. |
| Mills, S. J., Kampf, A. R., Kolitsch, U., Housley, R. M. & Raudsepp, M. (2010) The crystal chemistry and crystal structure of kuksite, Pb3Zn3Te6+P2O14, and a note on the crystal structure of yafsoanite, (Ca,Pb)3Zn(TeO6)2. American Mineralogist, 95(7), 933β938. Maynard, M. F. (editor) (1984), The Blue Bell Claims San Bernardino County, California, San Bernardino County Museum, pp. 61: 39 Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Crowley, Jack A. (1977) Minerals of the Blue Bell Mine, San Bernardino County, California. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (6) 494-518 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 211 American Mineralogist, Volume 94, pages 1198β1204, 2009 |
| Collected by and in the collection of Alex Earl |
| Collected by and in the collection of Alex Earl |
| Anthony, John W., Bideaux, Richard A., Bladh, Kenneth W., Nichols, Monte C. - Eds. (2016) Handbook of Mineralogy. https://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/ |
| Alfredo Petrov specimens, collected late 1970s. |
- Whipple District (Monumental District)
- Havasu Palms (Roads End Camp)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Burton M. Jirgl collection. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Cannon Microprobe Services, Seattle, WA |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Murdoch, J., Webb, R.W. (1966),Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 118. Weber, F. Harold Jr. (1963) Geology and mineral resources of San Diego County, California. County Report 3. California Division of Mines and Geology Wright, L.A. (1957) Calcite (optical grade) California Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 176: 99-100. |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 82. |
| Koschmann, Albert Herbert, Bergendahl, M.H. (1968) Principal gold-producing districts of the United States. Professional Paper 610. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp610 |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Mesa Grande Mining District
| Fisher, Jesse (2002) Gem and Rare-Element Pegmatites of Southern California. The Mineralogical Record, 33 (5) 363-407 |
| Rob Lavinsky |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 118 Schaller, Waldemar Theodore (1911a), Mineralogical notes, series 1: USGS Bulletin 490: 103 www.missourigeologists.org/Min-Loc1-2005.pdf. |
| Murdoch, Joseph, Webb, Robert W. (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. p.1-559. |
- Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range)
- Adelaide Mining District (Adelaide Klau Mining District)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| USGS: Mineral Res. of the US (1908) |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Ron Layton Collection |
| Mineralogical Record (2002) 33:237-242 |
| Dunning, Gail, The Challenge Mercury Deposit, Redwood City, San Mateo County, California., BAM Journal, Vol. 9 No. 1. |
| Eichhubl, Peter & Boles, James R. (1998) Vein Formation In Relation To Burial Diagenesis In The Miocene Monterey Formation, Arroyo Burro Beach, Santa Barbara, California |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 118. |
| Fairbanks, Harold W. (1896) The geology of Point Sal, Santa Barbara, California: University of California, Department of Geological Science Bulletin: 2: 16, 21, 1-91. |
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- Black Wonder Mining District
| Barrel Sidney Cowan (1978) Petrology and Structure of the Franciscan Assemblage Northwest of Pacheco Pass, California. PhD thesis Stanford University |
| Erd, R.C., Ohashi, Y. (1984) Santaclaraite, a new calcium-manganese silicate hydrate from California. American Mineralogist, 69(1-2), 200-206. |
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- New Almaden Mining District
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 94, 253. Rocks & Minerals (1948): 23: 797. Kunz, George F. (1905) Gems, Jewelers' Materials, and Ornamental Stones of California. Bulletin 37 (2nd ed.) California State Mining Bureau |
| Bradley, W.W. (1918), Quicksilver resources of California, with a section on metallurgy and ore dressing: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 78, 389 pp.: 191. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Rocks & Min.: 23:391. |
| Dunning, G. E., Walstrom, R. E., & Lechner, W. (2018) Barium Silicate Mineralogy of the Western Margin, North American Continent, Part Geology, Origin, Paragenesis and Mineral Distribution from Baja California Norte, Mexico, Western Canada and Alaska, USA. Baymin Journal, Vol. 19, No. 5 |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 118. |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Gross, E.B., Chesterman, C.W., Dunning, G.E., and Cooper, J.F. (1967) Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California. California Division Mines and Geol. Special Report 92: 3-10 Gross, E.B., Wainwright, J.E.N., and Evans, B.W. (1965) Pabstite, the tin analogue of benitoite. American Mineralogist: 50: 1164-1169 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 212. |
- East Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District
| A.I.M.E. Transactions: 48: 67-117 (1915)]: 98 |
| Econ Geol (1988) 83:588-605 |
| Econ Geol (1988) 83:588-605 |
- French Gulch Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Murdoch, Joseph, Webb, Robert W. (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. p.1-559. Ferguson, Henry Gardiner (1915) Pocket deposits of the Klamath Mountains, California. Economic Geology, 10 (3) 241-261 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.10.3.241 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- South Fork Silver District
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 348. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
| Robert G. Lee, John H. Dilles, David A. John, Tanya L. Abela (2005) The mineralogy and origin of hydrothermally altered Quaternary volcanic rocks on the south flank of Lassen volcano, California: Interim report for USGS Mineral Resource External Research Program grant of $42,000 in FY 2005 |
- Oak Run Creek (Oak Run Valley)
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 119. Russell, Richard Dana (1929), Fossil plants from the Chico formation of Shasta County, California: American Journal of Science, 5th. series: 18: 419 |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 119. Eakle, Arthur Starr (1906), Notes on lawsonite, columbite, beryl, barite, and calcite: University of California, Department of Geological Science Bulletin: 5: 89 |
- Quartz Hill Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Raymond M. Coveney Gold quartz veins and auriferous granite at the Oriental Mine, Alleghany District, California Economic Geology and the Bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists (December 1981), 76(8):2176-2199 |
| Ferguson, Henry G. (1914b), Lode deposits of the Alleghany district, California: USGS Bulletin 580: 153-182 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Sierra City Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District)
| Taylor, R. D., Morgan, L. E., Jourdan, F., Monecke, T., Marsh, E. E., & Goldfarb, R. J. (2021). Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous orogenic gold mineralization in the Klamath Mountains, California: Constraints from 40Ar/39Ar dating of hydrothermal muscovite. Ore Geology Reviews, 104661. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Cottonwood Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Econ Geol (1992) 87:1795-1812 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Rogers, B. W., & Rice, P. H. (1991). Geology and Mineralogy of Lava Tube Caves in Medicine Lake Volcano, California. Cave Research Foundation Annual Report, 25-31. |
| Rogers, B. W., & Rice, P. H. (1991). Geology and Mineralogy of Lava Tube Caves in Medicine Lake Volcano, California. Cave Research Foundation Annual Report, 25-31. |
| Averill, Charles V. (1935), Mines and mineral resources of Siskiyou County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 31): 31(3): 334. |
| USGS Mineral Resources of the US (1908). |
- Guerneville Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- West Mayacmas Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Bradley, W.W. (1918), Quicksilver resources of California, with a section on metallurgy and ore dressing: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 78, 389 pp.: 191. |
- North Fork Little Sulphur Creek
| Quicksilver resources of California: with a section on metallurgy and ore ... By Walter Wadsworth Bradley (1917) |
| Bird, D.K., Schiffman, P., Elders, W.A., Williams, A.E., McDowell, S.D. (1984) Calc-silicate mineralization in active geothermal systems. Economic Geology: 79(4): 671β695. |
- Black Wonder Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Ladd-Buckeye Mining District
| Murdoch, Joseph, Webb, Robert W. (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. p.1-559. Taliaferro, Nicholas Lloyd & F.S. Hudson (1943), Genesis of the manganese deposits of the Coast Ranges of California: California Division Mines Bulletin: 239 Laizure, Clyde McK (1925), San Francisco field division: California Mining Bureau. Report 21: 213 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| www.mineralsocal.org |
- Canyon Creek Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Carrville Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Coffee Mining District (Coffee Creek Mining District)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. Averill, Charles V. (1941), Mineral resources of Trinity County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 37): 37(1): 47 |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Minersville Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- New River Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Trinity Fork Mining District (Trinity Mining District)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Mineralogical Record: 34(2): 159-166 |
| Walstrom, Robert E. (n.d.) Personal communication. |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 80, 119 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 317-318, 407. |
| Busby-Spera, C. & J. Saleeby (1987). Geologic Guide to the Mineral King Area, Sequoia National Park, California. SEPM |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 328 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 367. |
| www.mineralsocal.org/scfm/california/t.htm. |
- Coulterville Mining District
| Mineralogical Record (1996) 27:115-120 Roberts, Andrew C., Scott Ercit, T., Criddle, Alan J., Jones, Gary C., Scott Williams, R., Cureton, Forrest F., Jensen, Martin C. (1994) Mcalpineite, Cu3TeO6Β·H2O, a new mineral from the McAlpine mine, Tuolumne County, California, and from the Centennial Eureka mine, Juab County, Utah. Mineralogical Magazine, 58 (392) 417-424 doi:10.1180/minmag.1994.058.392.07 |
- American Camp Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 119. Melhase, John (1935a), Fluorescent minerals of California: Mineralogist: 3(1): 4, 38 |
| Leicht, Wayne C., Nelson, Genne Myers (1994) Native Gold from the Jamestown Mine, Tuolumne County, California. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (1) 7-14 |
- Jumper & Golden Rule group (Jumper Mine; Jumper claim; Jumper deposit; New Era claim)
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 362 Sharwood, William J. (1911), Notes on tellurium-bearing gold ores: Economic Geology: 6: 28 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 125. |
- Jamestown Mining District
- Jamestown Mine (Jamestown group)
- Jumper & Golden Rule group (Jumper Mine; Jumper claim; Jumper deposit; New Era claim)
| Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Sharwood, William J. (1911), Notes on tellurium-bearing gold ores: Economic Geology: 6: 286 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 125. |
- Tuttletown Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
- Ventura County Borate Mining District (Stauffer Mining District)
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 119. Vedder, J.G., Norris, R.M. (1963) Geology of San Nicolas Island California. Geological Survey Professional Paper 369, 65 pages. Bowers, Stephen (1890), San Nicolas Island: California Mining Bureau. Report 9: 57-61 |
- Knoxville Mining District
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
Rio Tinto Borax open pit, Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA