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Coyote Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USAi
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Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series

O'Connell Mine, Coyote, Coyote Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
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Magnesite

W. W. Burnett Ranch prospect, Coyote, Coyote Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
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Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series

O'Connell Mine, Coyote, Coyote Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
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Magnesite

W. W. Burnett Ranch prospect, Coyote, Coyote Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
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Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series

O'Connell Mine, Coyote, Coyote Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
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Magnesite

W. W. Burnett Ranch prospect, Coyote, Coyote Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° North , 121° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~53km
GRN:
N25W70
Type:
Mining District
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
227332
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:227332:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Cr mining area located N of Morgan Hill in the western foothills of the Diablo Range.

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7 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series'
References:
Pavel M. Kartashov - look https://www.mindat.org/mesg-821658.htmlIdentified by Pavel Kartashov: Inferred (explain how)
ⓘ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
ⓘ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Myrickite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Ulexite
Formula: NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
ⓘ Uvarovite
Formula: Ca3Cr3+2(SiO4)3

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Myrickite4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Group 6 - Borates
ⓘUlexite6.EA.25NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘUvarovite9.AD.25Ca3Cr3+2(SiO4)3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
BBoron
Bⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Oⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series
Oⓘ Quartz var. MyrickiteSiO2
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
NaSodium
Naⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Mgⓘ Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Quartz var. MyrickiteSiO2
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Caⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
Crⓘ Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS

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