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Burro Mountain, Los Burros Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey County, California, USAi
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Burro MountainMountain
Los Burros Mining DistrictMining District
Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range)Mountain Range
Monterey CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 52' 12'' North , 121° 16' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.87000,-121.27361
GeoHash:
G#: 9q3u03gmb
GRN:
N24W71
Type:
Mountain
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lockwood379 (2011)19.0km
San Simeon462 (2011)26.2km
Oak Shores337 (2017)28.8km
San Lucas269 (2015)36.7km
San Ardo517 (2015)37.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
220887
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:220887:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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19 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Awaruite
Formula: Ni3Fe
Description: Identification via electron probe and polished sections of drill cores.
ⓘ Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
Description: Occurs as rims around olivine fragments and as veins or mixed with chrysotile.
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Colour: Colorless
Description: Occurs as cross-fiber veins in serpentine.
ⓘ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
ⓘ 'Clay minerals'
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
Description: Occurs as a major constituent of the primary ultramafic rocks.
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Occurs as 70% to 80% of the peridotite of the complex.
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
Description: Fo91 : Fa9 in composition.
ⓘ Heazlewoodite
Formula: Ni3S2
Description: Identified in drill cores.
ⓘ Hercynite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
Description: Chromian material. A common constituent of dunites and peridotites.
ⓘ 'Hypersthene'
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
ⓘ Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Description: Occurs as pseudomorphs after enstatite.
ⓘ Magnesiochromite
Formula: MgCr2O4
ⓘ Metacinnabar ?
Formula: HgS
Description: May occur.
ⓘ Nesquehonite
Formula: MgCO3 · 3H2O
Colour: White
Description: Occurs as an efflorescence (powdery film) along the creek bank at the water line.
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Description: Identified in drill cores.
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Description: Occurs as spherules.
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘAwaruite1.AE.20Ni3Fe
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘHeazlewoodite2.BB.05Ni3S2
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘMetacinnabar ?2.CB.05aHgS
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘHercynite4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
ⓘMagnesiochromite4.BB.05MgCr2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘBrucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
ⓘNesquehonite5.CA.05MgCO3 · 3H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘLizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clay minerals'-
ⓘ'Hypersthene'-(Mg,Fe)SiO3
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Hⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Oⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Oⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Oⓘ NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Mgⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Mgⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Mgⓘ NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Siⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
Sⓘ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Sⓘ MetacinnabarHgS
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
MnManganese
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ AwaruiteNi3Fe
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Feⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ AwaruiteNi3Fe
Niⓘ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS
Hgⓘ MetacinnabarHgS

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