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Pine Mountain deposit, Pine Mountain, Cambria, Cambria-Oceanic Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types
Pine Mountain depositDeposit
Pine MountainMountain
Cambria- not defined -
Cambria-Oceanic Mining DistrictMining District
Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range)Mountain Range
San Luis Obispo CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° North , 121° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
GRN:
N24W71
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
210634
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:210634:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Hg deposit located in secs. 3, 10, 11, 14, 23 & 24, T26S, R8E, MDM.

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4 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘMetacinnabar2.CB.05aHgS
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
Sⓘ MetacinnabarHgS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS
Hgⓘ MetacinnabarHgS

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References

Eckel, Edwin Butt, R.G. Yates & A.E. Granger (1941), Quicksilver deposits in San Luis Obispo County and southwestern Monterey County, California: USGS Bulletin 922-R: 515-580
Davis, Fenelon Francis and E.H. Bailey (1966) Mercury. California Division Mines and Geol. Bulletin 191: 252
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
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