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Del Puerto Creek, Red Mountain, Black Wonder Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USAi
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Del Puerto CreekCreek
Red MountainMountain
Black Wonder Mining DistrictMining District
Santa Clara CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 23' 49'' North , 121° 27' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.39716,-121.45716
GRN:
N25W70
Type:
Creek
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Diablo Grande826 (2017)15.7km
Westley603 (2011)28.4km
Patterson21,498 (2017)30.1km
Grayson952 (2011)30.7km
East Foothills8,269 (2011)31.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Santa Clara Valley Gem & Mineral SocietySan Jose, California39km
Livermore Valley LithophilesLivermore, California42km
Mother Lode Mineral SocietyModesto, California49km
Mindat Locality ID:
227432
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:227432:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Located about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) SSE of Red Mountain (coordinates of record), near the Stanislaus County line.

Only a small portion of this creek lies in Santa Clara County (about 1 km from the county line to its confluence with Beauregard Creek).

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Colour: Greenish white
Description: Occurs as crystals in an eclogite outcrop behind the store.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘClinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

Localities in this Region

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  • California
    • Santa Clara County

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