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Coast Ranges, Yolo County, California, USAi
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Harrison Mine, Knoxville area, Knoxville Mining District, Coast Ranges, Yolo County, California, USA
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Harrison Mine, Knoxville area, Knoxville Mining District, Coast Ranges, Yolo County, California, USA
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Harrison Mine, Knoxville area, Knoxville Mining District, Coast Ranges, Yolo County, California, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° North , 121° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~52km
GRN:
N26W69
Kรถppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
245523
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:245523:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ 'Aragotite'
Formula: (C,H)
โ“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Description: Occurs as veinlets and disseminations in silica-carbonate rock near gouge of the fault zone.
โ“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
โ“˜ Hercynite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
โ“˜ Hercynite var. Picotite
Formula: (Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
โ“˜ Idrialite
Formula: C22H14
โ“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
โ“˜ Metacinnabar
Formula: HgS
Description: Occurs as massive and crystalline material. Abundant in the early days of mining here (1870-1880) as the principal ore mineral.
โ“˜ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
โ“˜ 'Opalite'
โ“˜ 'Petroleum'
Description: Occurs as a dark, heavy oil.
โ“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
โ“˜Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Metacinnabar2.CB.05aHgS
โ“˜Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
โ“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
โ“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Hercynite4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
โ“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜Hercynite
var. Picotite		4.BB.05(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
โ“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 10 - Organic Compounds
โ“˜Idrialite10.BA.20C22H14
Unclassified
โ“˜'Aragotite'-(C,H)
โ“˜'Opalite'-
โ“˜'Petroleum'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ Aragotite(C,H)
Hโ“˜ IdrialiteC22H14
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ Aragotite(C,H)
Cโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cโ“˜ IdrialiteC22H14
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oโ“˜ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Oโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oโ“˜ Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
MgMagnesium
Mgโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgโ“˜ Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Alโ“˜ Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ CinnabarHgS
Sโ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sโ“˜ MetacinnabarHgS
Sโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sโ“˜ Native SulphurS8
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CrChromium
Crโ“˜ Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
FeIron
Feโ“˜ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Feโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feโ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feโ“˜ Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
HgMercury
Hgโ“˜ CinnabarHgS
Hgโ“˜ MetacinnabarHgS

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