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Fort Hunter-Liggett Military Reservation, Los Burros Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types
Fort Hunter-Liggett Military ReservationMilitary Training Area
Los Burros Mining DistrictMining District
Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range)Mountain Range
Monterey CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
225540
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:225540:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Fort Hunter-Liggett; U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett
Other Languages:
French:
Fort Hunter Liggett, Comté de Monterey, Californie, États-Unis
Simplified Chinese:
亨特-利格特堡, 蒙特雷縣, 加利福尼亚州, 美国
Egyptian Arabic:
حصن هانتر ليجيت, كاليفورنيا, امريكا
Japanese:
フォート・ハンター・リゲット, モントレー郡, カリフォルニア州, アメリカ合衆国
Turkish:
Fort Hunter Liggett, Monterey County, Kaliforniya, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri


A U.S. Army fort and military reservation in central Monterey County.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Habit: Fibrous
Description: Occurs in veins to 1½ feet (0.5 meters) wide.
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
'Clay minerals'
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Description: Occurs as placer gold in several streams in the area.
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Description: Occurs as grains of ruby spinel.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Clay minerals'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O SpinelMgAl2O4
MgMagnesium
Mg ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Si ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
SSulfur
S CinnabarHgS
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences25
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Pancho Rico255.333 - 3.6 Ma (Neogene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Bittium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cerithiidae : Bittium23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Calyptraea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Calyptraeidae : Calyptraea23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Neverita
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Neverita23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Olivella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Olividae : Olivella23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Lyropecten
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Lyropecten23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Clinocardium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Clinocardium23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Lucinisca
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Lucinisca23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Spisula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Mactridae : Spisula23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Nassarius (Demondia) californianus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Nassarius : Nassarius (Demondia) californianus23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Crepidula adunca
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Calyptraeidae : Crepidula : Crepidula adunca23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Turritella cooperi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella : Turritella cooperi23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Cyclocardia (Cyclocardia) californica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Cyclocardia : Cyclocardia (Cyclocardia) californica23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Here excavata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Here : Here excavata23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Cryptomya californica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Myidae : Cryptomya : Cryptomya californica23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Leukoma staminea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Leukoma : Leukoma staminea23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Chionopsis gnidia
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Chionopsis : Chionopsis gnidia23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Psammotreta (Leporimetis) obesa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Psammotreta : Psammotreta (Leporimetis) obesa23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Macoma nasuta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Macoma : Macoma nasuta23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Solena (Eosolen) perrini
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solenida : Solenidae : Eosolen : Solena (Eosolen) perrini23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Anadara (Anadara) trilineata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Anadara : Anadara (Anadara) trilineata23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Cancellaria tritonidea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Cancellariidae : Cancellaria : Cancellaria tritonidea23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Callithaca tenerrima
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Callithaca : Callithaca tenerrima23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Mytilus (Crenomytilus) coalingensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus : Mytilus (Crenomytilus) coalingensis23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Cancellaria fernandoensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Cancellariidae : Cancellaria : Cancellaria fernandoensis23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Scaphander jugularis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Cylichnidae : Scaphander : Scaphander jugularis23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Hunter_Liggett
Wikidata ID:Q5471380

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