Lawson, Andrew Cowper & Charles Palache (1902), The Berkeley Hills, a detail of Coast Range geology: University of California, Department of Geological Sciences Bulletin: 2: 418

Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ 'Anauxite'

Localities:

Unnamed Kaolinite occurrence [1], Tesla, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA
Alameda County, California, USA

Description: A constituent of sedimentary rocks.

ⓘ Antigorite

Formula: Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

Locality: Mendenhall No. 1 Mine (Cedar Mountain Mine; Mendenhall Chrome Mines; Mendenhall Mine; Newman Mine), Cedar Mountain, Cedar Mountain Mining District, Alameda County, California, USA

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Aragonite

Formula: CaCO₃

Localities:

Arroyo Mocho deposits, Arroyo Mocho, Alameda County, California, USA
Unnamed Limestone quarry [1], Livermore, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA
Bay Area Rapid Transit Tunnel [BART], Oakland, Oakland Hills (San Leandro Hills), Alameda County, California, USA

ⓘ Artinite

Formula: Mg₂(CO₃)(OH)₂ · 3H₂O

Locality: La Vista Quarry, Hayward, Alameda County, California, USA

References:

Harris E. Mason specimen and photo

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

Locality: Leona Heights deposit, Leona Heights, Oakland, Oakland Hills (San Leandro Hills), Alameda County, California, USA

References:

ⓘ Bementite

Formula: Mn₇Si₆O₁₅(OH)₈

Locality: Nelson Bailey Mine (Nelson lease; Bailey Mine; Newhall Mine), Mendenhall Springs, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA

Description: Occurs in Mn ores.

References:

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 101, 228.

ⓘ Boothite (TL)

Formula: Cu²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O

Localities:

Type Locality: Alma Mine, Leona Heights deposit, Leona Heights, Oakland, Oakland Hills (San Leandro Hills), Alameda County, California, USA

ⓘ Bornite

Formula: Cu₅FeS₄

Locality: Leona Mine (Leona Heights Mine), Leona Heights deposit, Leona Heights, Oakland, Oakland Hills (San Leandro Hills), Alameda County, California, USA

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Localities:

Corral Hollow, Mendenhall Springs, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA
Garin Regional Park, Hayward, Alameda County, California, USA
Unspecified Calcite-Feldspar occurrence [1], Mendenhall Springs, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA
Arroyo Mocho deposits, Arroyo Mocho, Alameda County, California, USA
Patterson Pass, Livermore, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA

ⓘ Chalcanthite

Formula: CuSO₄ · 5H₂O

Localities:

Leona Mine (Leona Heights Mine), Leona Heights deposit, Leona Heights, Oakland, Oakland Hills (San Leandro Hills), Alameda County, California, USA
Alma Mine, Leona Heights deposit, Leona Heights, Oakland, Oakland Hills (San Leandro Hills), Alameda County, California, USA

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu₂S

Locality: Leona Mine (Leona Heights Mine), Leona Heights deposit, Leona Heights, Oakland, Oakland Hills (San Leandro Hills), Alameda County, California, USA

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

Localities:

Description: Occurs in small amounts in massive pyrite.

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

Locality: Unnamed Lawsonite occurrence [1], Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA

References:

Thelen, Paul (1905), The differential thermal conductivities of certain schists: University of California, Department of Geological Sciences Bulletin: 4: 221

Eakle, Arthur Starr (1906), Notes on lawsonite, columbite, beryl, barite, and calcite: University of California, Department of Geological Science Bulletin: 5: 84

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 238

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.

Description: Occurs as massive material in many local mines.

ⓘ Chrysotile

Formula: Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

Localities:

Mendenhall No. 1 Mine (Cedar Mountain Mine; Mendenhall Chrome Mines; Mendenhall Mine; Newman Mine), Cedar Mountain, Cedar Mountain Mining District, Alameda County, California, USA
John D. Hoff Asbestos Company Mine (John D. Hoff Asbestos Company prospect), Leona Heights, Oakland, Oakland Hills (San Leandro Hills), Alameda County, California, USA

ⓘ Cinnabar

Formula: HgS

Locality: Cragmont Mine, Cragmont, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Clinochlore

Formula: Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈

Localities:

Cedar Mountain Ridge Chromite deposits, Cedar Mountain, Cedar Mountain Mining District, Alameda County, California, USA
Mendenhall Mine, Tesla, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA
Mendenhall No. 1 Mine (Cedar Mountain Mine; Mendenhall Chrome Mines; Mendenhall Mine; Newman Mine), Cedar Mountain, Cedar Mountain Mining District, Alameda County, California, USA

ⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore

Formula: Mg₅(Al,Cr)₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₈

Localities:

Mendenhall Mine, Tesla, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA
Mendenhall No. 1 Mine (Cedar Mountain Mine; Mendenhall Chrome Mines; Mendenhall Mine; Newman Mine), Cedar Mountain, Cedar Mountain Mining District, Alameda County, California, USA
Cedar Mountain Ridge Chromite deposits, Cedar Mountain, Cedar Mountain Mining District, Alameda County, California, USA

Colour: Reddish-violet

ⓘ 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup'

Formula: (Na/Ca/K)_3-6[Al_6-7Si_29-30O₇₂] · 20H₂O

Localities:

Unspecified Zeolite occurrence [1], Eden Canyon, Alameda County, California, USA
Unnamed Zeolite occurrence [2], Alameda Creek, Union City, Alameda County, California, USA
Patterson Pass, Livermore, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA
Unnamed Zeolite occurrence [3], Welch Creek, Alameda County, California, USA
Morrison Canyon, Fremont, Alameda County, California, USA

Description: A constituent of the Briones Sandstone.

ⓘ Copiapite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O

Localities:

ⓘ 'Crossite'

Localities:

North Berkeley, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA
Unnamed Lawsonite occurrence [1], Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA

ⓘ Enstatite

Formula: Mg₂Si₂O₆

Locality: Unspecified Zeolite-Phosphate occurrences [1], Berkeley Hills, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA

References:

Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp.: 178

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 307

ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite

Formula: (Mg,Fe²⁺)₂[SiO₃]₂

Locality: Unspecified Zeolite-Phosphate occurrences [1], Berkeley Hills, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA

References:

Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp.: 178

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 307

ⓘ Epsomite

Formula: MgSO₄ · 7H₂O

Localities:

Description: Occurs as efflorescences on walls.

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Locality: Berkeley Hills Mine, Berkeley Hills, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA

Description: Occurs as lumps of coarse crystalline material to 100 pounds (40 kg) from an unknown source.

References:

Lawson, Andrew Cowper (1914), Description of the San Francisco district: Tamalpais, San Francisco, Concord, San Mateo, and Hayward quadrangles: USGS Geol. Atlas, San Francisco folio (No. 193), 24 pp.: 23

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Glaucophane

Formula: ◻Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Localities:

Unnamed Lawsonite occurrence [3], Tesla, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA
Unspecified Zeolite-Phosphate occurrences [1], Berkeley Hills, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA
Unnamed Garnet-Amphibole occurrence [1], Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA
Camp 9 deposit (Camp 9 Merchant; Cummings), Mendenhall Springs, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA
Dewhirst Mine, Mendenhall Springs, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA

Description: Occurs as glaucophane schist.

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

Locality: Corral Hollow, Mendenhall Springs, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA

References:

Committee, FM Locality Index, Kampf, Anthony R. (1989) California Locality Index. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (2) 129-142

ⓘ Halite

Formula: NaCl

Locality: American Salt Company plant, Hayward, Alameda County, California, USA

References:

Ver Planck, Wm. E., Jr. (1958), Salt in California: California Division Mines Bulletin 175: Pl.1.

ⓘ Halotrichite

Formula: Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O

Localities:

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

Localities:

ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup'

Formula: (Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O

Locality: Morrison Canyon, Fremont, Alameda County, California, USA

References:

Murata, K.J. and Whiteley, K.R. (1973) Zeolites in the Miocene Brones sandstone and related formations of the central Coast Ranges, California. USGS Jour. Res.: 1: 256-257

ⓘ Hexahydrite

Formula: Mg(H₂O)₆(SO₄)

Localities:

ⓘ Hydromagnesite

Formula: Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

Description: Occurs as narrow veins in serpentine; minute crystals.

ⓘ Inesite ?

Formula: Ca₂(Mn,Fe)₇Si₁₀O₂₈(OH)₂ · 5H₂O

Locality: Nelson Bailey Mine (Nelson lease; Bailey Mine; Newhall Mine), Mendenhall Springs, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA

Colour: Rose-red

References:

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 101, 228.

ⓘ Kröhnkite

Formula: Na₂Cu(SO₄)₂ · 2H₂O

Localities:

ⓘ Lawsonite

Formula: CaAl₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂ · H₂O

Localities:

Unnamed Lawsonite occurrence [2], Callahan Gulch, Alameda County, California, USA
Unnamed Lawsonite occurrence [3], Tesla, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA
Unnamed Lawsonite occurrence [1], Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA

Habit: Tabular

Description: Occurs as crystals to 5 mm diameter.

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Localities:

Beraudiere Mine, Mendenhall Springs, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA
Alma Mine, Leona Heights deposit, Leona Heights, Oakland, Oakland Hills (San Leandro Hills), Alameda County, California, USA
Leona Mine (Leona Heights Mine), Leona Heights deposit, Leona Heights, Oakland, Oakland Hills (San Leandro Hills), Alameda County, California, USA
Dewhirst Mine, Mendenhall Springs, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA

ⓘ Maghemite

Formula: (Fe³⁺_0.67◻_0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄

Description: Locality not specifically provided.

References:

Newhouse, Walter Harry & J.P. Glass (1936), Some physical properties of certain iron oxides: Economic Geology: 31: 701

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 246.

ⓘ Magnesiochromite

Formula: MgCr₂O₄

Localities:

Douglas Mine, Cedar Mountain, Cedar Mountain Mining District, Alameda County, California, USA
Cedar Mountain Ridge Chromite deposits, Cedar Mountain, Cedar Mountain Mining District, Alameda County, California, USA
Mendenhall No. 1 Mine (Cedar Mountain Mine; Mendenhall Chrome Mines; Mendenhall Mine; Newman Mine), Cedar Mountain, Cedar Mountain Mining District, Alameda County, California, USA
Clark claim (Vernon Clark claim), Cedar Mountain, Cedar Mountain Mining District, Alameda County, California, USA

ⓘ Magnesite

Formula: MgCO₃

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides'

Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.

ⓘ Melanterite

Formula: Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O

Locality: Alma Mine, Leona Heights deposit, Leona Heights, Oakland, Oakland Hills (San Leandro Hills), Alameda County, California, USA

Description: Occurs on mine walls (post-mining product).

References:

Schaller, Waldemar Theodore (1903) Minerals from Leona Heights, Alameda County, California. University of California, Department of Geological Sciences Bulletin: 3: 191-217.pp. 195, 212

Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite

Formula: (Fe,Cu)SO₄ · 7H₂O

Locality: Alma Mine, Leona Heights deposit, Leona Heights, Oakland, Oakland Hills (San Leandro Hills), Alameda County, California, USA

Description: A secondary mineral (post-mining) forming on mine walls.

References:

Schaller, Waldemar Theodore (1903) Minerals from Leona Heights, Alameda County, California. University of California, Department of Geological Sciences Bulletin: 3: 191-217.pp. 195, 199

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ 'Mica Group'

Locality: Bay Area Rapid Transit Tunnel [BART], Oakland, Oakland Hills (San Leandro Hills), Alameda County, California, USA

References:

King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.

ⓘ Native Copper

Formula: Cu

Localities:

Description: Occurs as fine arborescent groups of crystals.

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

Locality: Unspecified Au occurrences [1], Berkeley Hills, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA

Description: Occurs as visible free gold in quartz stringers.

References:

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 202.

ⓘ Natrolite

Formula: Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O

Locality: Unspecified Zeolite-Phosphate occurrences [1], Berkeley Hills, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA

Habit: Acicular

Description: Occurs as needles in amygdules of andesite.

References:

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 417, 276

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Neotocite

Formula: (Mn,Fe)SiO₃ · H₂O (?)

Locality: Chaney Winship-Doak Mine (Winship-Donovan Mine; Chaney deposit; Chaney lease), Tesla, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Nesquehonite

Formula: MgCO₃ · 3H₂O

Locality: Arroyo Mocho, Alameda County, California, USA

Colour: White

Description: Powdery films on stream banks and at the water line.

References:

western United States. Geochimica et Cosmochmica Acta: 35: 695

O'Neil, James R, Barnes, Ivan (1971) C13 and O18 compositions in some fresh-water carbonates associated with ultramafic rocks and serpentinites: western United States. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 35 (7) 687-697 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(71)90067-6

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Pentahydrite

Formula: MgSO₄ · 5H₂O

Locality: Alma Mine, Leona Heights deposit, Leona Heights, Oakland, Oakland Hills (San Leandro Hills), Alameda County, California, USA

References:

Jeffrey Weissman collection

ⓘ 'Psilomelane'

Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Localities:

Leona Mine (Leona Heights Mine), Leona Heights deposit, Leona Heights, Oakland, Oakland Hills (San Leandro Hills), Alameda County, California, USA
Alum Mine, Leona Heights, Oakland, Oakland Hills (San Leandro Hills), Alameda County, California, USA
Alma Mine, Leona Heights deposit, Leona Heights, Oakland, Oakland Hills (San Leandro Hills), Alameda County, California, USA
Berkeley Hills Mine, Berkeley Hills, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA

ⓘ Pyrolusite

Formula: Mn⁴⁺O₂

Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.

ⓘ Pyrophyllite

Formula: Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂

Locality: Unnamed Pyrophyllite occurrence [1], Irvington District, Fremont, Alameda County, California, USA

References:

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 305.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region.

ⓘ Quartz var. Agate

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Unnamed gemstone occurrence [1], Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA

Description: Occurs in amygdules in an outcrop.

References:

Jones, Francis T. (1952) Iris agate. American Mineralogist, 37 (7-8) 578-587

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO₂

Localities:

Unnamed gemstone occurrence [1], Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA
La Vista Quarry, Hayward, Alameda County, California, USA
Spruce Street Thunder Egg locality, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA

Description: Occurs in amygdules in an outcrop.

ⓘ Quartz var. Citrine

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Newman Mine, Mendenhall Springs, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA

References:

Rocks & Min.: 15:41.

ⓘ Quartz var. Iris Agate

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Unnamed gemstone occurrence [1], Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA

Description: Occurs in amygdules in an outcrop.

References:

Jones, Francis T. (1952) Iris agate. American Mineralogist, 37 (7-8) 578-587

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Rhodochrosite

Formula: MnCO₃

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

Description: Occurs with Mn oxides.

ⓘ Rhodonite

Formula: CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]

Localities:

Corral Hollow Manganese deposits, Corral Hollow, Mendenhall Springs, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA
Alameda Company No. 39 prospect (Alameda County #39), Mendenhall Springs, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA

ⓘ Römerite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄ · 14H₂O

Localities:

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

Formula: D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄

Localities:

Sugarloaf Butte, Cedar Mountain Mining District, Alameda County, California, USA
Arroyo Mocho deposits, Arroyo Mocho, Alameda County, California, USA
Cedar Mountain Magnesite Mine, Cedar Mountain, Cedar Mountain Mining District, Alameda County, California, USA
Mendenhall No. 1 Mine (Cedar Mountain Mine; Mendenhall Chrome Mines; Mendenhall Mine; Newman Mine), Cedar Mountain, Cedar Mountain Mining District, Alameda County, California, USA
Jones prospect, Lookout Point, Cedar Mountain Mining District, Alameda County, California, USA

ⓘ 'Silica'

Locality: Unknown Silica prospect [1], Tesla, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA

References:

Huey, Arthur Sidney (1948), Geology of the Tesla quadrangle, California California Division Mines Bulletin 140, 75 pp.: 61, Pl. 1

USGS MRDS database (2005), loc. file ID #10097001.

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Locality: Leona Mine (Leona Heights Mine), Leona Heights deposit, Leona Heights, Oakland, Oakland Hills (San Leandro Hills), Alameda County, California, USA

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Stibnite

Formula: Sb₂S₃

Locality: Unnamed Sb occurrence [1], Mount Oso area, Alameda County, California, USA

Description: Occurs in large masses.

References:

Trask, John Boardman (1854), Report on the geology of the Coast mountains and part of the Sierra Nevada: Calif. Legislature, 5th. sess., Ap. to Jour., S. Doc. 9, 95 pp.: 94

Trask, John Boardman (1855), (Extracts from) Geology of California, appendix in F.S. Marryat, Mountains and molehills: 383-393, New York and London, 1855: 390

ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

Formula: M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O

Locality: Morrison Canyon, Fremont, Alameda County, California, USA

Description: Occurs as well-formed crystals in fractures of the Hambre Sandstone.

References:

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Talc

Formula: Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂

Locality: Unnamed Talc occurrence [1], Apperson Creek, Sunol, Alameda County, California, USA

Description: Occurs as pseudomorphs after actinolite.

References:

Rogers, Austin Flint (1910) Notes on some pseudomorphs, petrifactions and alterations. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 49. 17-23

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 358.

ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTiO(SiO₄)

Locality: North Berkeley, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA

References:

Smith, J. P. (1906) The paragenesis of the minerals in glaucophane bearing rocks of California. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Volume 45:183-242.

ⓘ Uvarovite

Formula: Ca₃Cr³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃

Localities:

Mendenhall No. 1 Mine (Cedar Mountain Mine; Mendenhall Chrome Mines; Mendenhall Mine; Newman Mine), Cedar Mountain, Cedar Mountain Mining District, Alameda County, California, USA
Cedar Mountain Ridge Chromite deposits, Cedar Mountain, Cedar Mountain Mining District, Alameda County, California, USA

ⓘ Vivianite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₂ · 8H₂O

Locality: Unspecified Zeolite-Phosphate occurrences [1], Berkeley Hills, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA

Colour: Blue

Description: Occurs as small pieces of earthy blue material.

References:

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 381

ⓘ 'Wad'

Locality: Black Jack Mine, Mendenhall Springs, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA

References:

USGS Bull 427

ⓘ Wollastonite

Formula: Ca₃(Si₃O₉)

Locality: Unspecified Zeolite-Phosphate occurrences [1], Berkeley Hills, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA

References:

Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp.: 178

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 386.

ⓘ Zaratite ?

Formula: Ni₃(CO₃)(OH)₄ · 4H₂O ?

Locality: Mendenhall Mine, Tesla, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA

Description: Occurs as coatings on Chromite.

References:

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 390

ⓘ 'Zeolite Group'

Locality: Beraudiere Mine, Mendenhall Springs, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO₄)

Locality: North Berkeley, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA

Description: A constituent of soda rhyolite.

References:

Palache, Charles (1894b), On a rock from the vicinity of Berleley containing a new soda amphibole: Univ. Calif., Dept. Geol. Sci. Bulletin: 1: 184

Smith, J. P. (1906) The paragenesis of the minerals in glaucophane bearing rocks of California. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Volume 45:183-242.

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

Gallery:

Mg₂(CO₃)(OH)₂ · 3H₂Oⓘ Artinite

Artinite, etc.

La Vista Quarry, Hayward, Alameda County, California, USA

Artinite, etc.

La Vista Quarry, Hayward, Alameda County, California, USA

Artinite, etc.

La Vista Quarry, Hayward, Alameda County, California, USA

CaCO₃ⓘ Calcite

Calcite

Garin Regional Park, Hayward, Alameda County, California, USA

Calcite

Garin Regional Park, Hayward, Alameda County, California, USA

Calcite

Garin Regional Park, Hayward, Alameda County, California, USA

SiO₂ⓘ Quartz

Quartz, etc.

Alameda County, California, USA

Quartz, etc.

Alameda County, California, USA

Quartz, etc.

Alameda County, California, USA

SiO₂ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Chalcedony

North Berkeley, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA

Chalcedony

North Berkeley, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA

Chalcedony

North Berkeley, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA

M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂Oⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

Stilbite Subgroup

Morrison Canyon, Fremont, Alameda County, California, USA

Stilbite Subgroup

Morrison Canyon, Fremont, Alameda County, California, USA

Stilbite Subgroup

Morrison Canyon, Fremont, Alameda County, California, USA

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Copper	1.AA.05	Cu
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcocite	2.BA.05	Cu₂S
ⓘ	Bornite	2.BA.15	Cu₅FeS₄
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Cinnabar	2.CD.15a	HgS
ⓘ	Stibnite	2.DB.05	Sb₂S₃
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Halite	3.AA.20	NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Magnesiochromite	4.BB.05	MgCr₂O₄
ⓘ	Maghemite	4.BB.15	(Fe³⁺_0.67◻_0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz var. Agate	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Chalcedony	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Citrine	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Iris Agate	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Pyrolusite	4.DB.05	Mn⁴⁺O₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Magnesite	5.AB.05	MgCO₃
ⓘ	Rhodochrosite	5.AB.05	MnCO₃
ⓘ	Aragonite	5.AB.15	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Nesquehonite	5.CA.05	MgCO₃ · 3H₂O
ⓘ	Hydromagnesite	5.DA.05	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
ⓘ	Artinite	5.DA.10	Mg₂(CO₃)(OH)₂ · 3H₂O
ⓘ	Zaratite ?	5.DA.15	Ni₃(CO₃)(OH)₄ · 4H₂O ?
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
ⓘ	Chalcanthite	7.CB.20	CuSO₄ · 5H₂O
ⓘ	Pentahydrite	7.CB.20	MgSO₄ · 5H₂O
ⓘ	Hexahydrite	7.CB.25	Mg(H₂O)₆(SO₄)
ⓘ	Boothite (TL)	7.CB.35	Cu²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
ⓘ	Melanterite	7.CB.35	Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
ⓘ	var. Copper-bearing Melanterite	7.CB.35	(Fe,Cu)SO₄ · 7H₂O
ⓘ	Epsomite	7.CB.40	MgSO₄ · 7H₂O
ⓘ	Alunogen	7.CB.45	Al₂(SO₄)₃ · 17H₂O
ⓘ	Römerite	7.CB.75	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄ · 14H₂O
ⓘ	Halotrichite	7.CB.85	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
ⓘ	Kröhnkite	7.CC.30	Na₂Cu(SO₄)₂ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Copiapite	7.DB.35	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Vivianite	8.CE.40	Fe²⁺Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Chrysotile	9.00.	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Almandine	9.AD.25	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Uvarovite	9.AD.25	Ca₃Cr³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Zircon	9.AD.30	Zr(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Titanite	9.AG.15	CaTiO(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Lawsonite	9.BE.05	CaAl₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂ · H₂O
ⓘ	Enstatite	9.DA.05	Mg₂Si₂O₆
ⓘ	var. Bronzite	9.DA.05	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂[SiO₃]₂
ⓘ	Actinolite	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Glaucophane	9.DE.25	◻Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Wollastonite	9.DG.05	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
ⓘ	Rhodonite	9.DK.05	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
ⓘ	Inesite ?	9.DL.05	Ca₂(Mn,Fe)₇Si₁₀O₂₈(OH)₂ · 5H₂O
ⓘ	Talc	9.EC.05	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Pyrophyllite	9.EC.10	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Clinochlore	9.EC.55	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
ⓘ	var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore	9.EC.55	Mg₅(Al,Cr)₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₈
ⓘ	Antigorite	9.ED.15	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Neotocite	9.ED.20	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃ · H₂O (?)
ⓘ	Bementite	9.EE.05	Mn₇Si₆O₁₅(OH)₈
ⓘ	Albite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	'Zeolite Group'	9.G0.
ⓘ	Natrolite	9.GA.05	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Analcime	9.GB.05	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Anauxite'	-
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Clinoptilolite Subgroup'	-	(Na/Ca/K)_3-6[Al_6-7Si_29-30O₇₂] · 20H₂O
ⓘ	'Crossite'	-
ⓘ	'Heulandite Subgroup'	-	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Psilomelane'	-
ⓘ	'Stilbite Subgroup'	-	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
ⓘ	'Wad'	-
ⓘ	'Mica Group'	-
ⓘ	'Silica'	-
ⓘ	'Serpentine Subgroup'	-	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
ⓘ	'Manganese Oxides'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Alunogen	Al₂(SO₄)₃ · 17H₂O
H	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
H	ⓘ Antigorite	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Artinite	Mg₂(CO₃)(OH)₂ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Bementite	Mn₇Si₆O₁₅(OH)₈
H	ⓘ Boothite	Cu²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
H	ⓘ Chalcanthite	CuSO₄ · 5H₂O
H	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
H	ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_3-6[Al_6-7Si_29-30O₇₂] · 20H₂O
H	ⓘ Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
H	ⓘ Epsomite	MgSO₄ · 7H₂O
H	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
H	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Hexahydrite	Mg(H₂O)₆(SO₄)
H	ⓘ Hydromagnesite	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
H	ⓘ Inesite	Ca₂(Mn,Fe)₇Si₁₀O₂₈(OH)₂ · 5H₂O
H	ⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore	Mg₅(Al,Cr)₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₈
H	ⓘ Kröhnkite	Na₂Cu(SO₄)₂ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Lawsonite	CaAl₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂ · H₂O
H	ⓘ Melanterite	Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
H	ⓘ Neotocite	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃ · H₂O (?)
H	ⓘ Nesquehonite	MgCO₃ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Pentahydrite	MgSO₄ · 5H₂O
H	ⓘ Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺(SO₄)₄ · 14H₂O
H	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Vivianite	Fe²⁺Fe₂²⁺(PO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Zaratite	Ni₃(CO₃)(OH)₄ · 4H₂O ?
H	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
H	ⓘ Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite	(Fe,Cu)SO₄ · 7H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Artinite	Mg₂(CO₃)(OH)₂ · 3H₂O
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Hydromagnesite	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
C	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
C	ⓘ Nesquehonite	MgCO₃ · 3H₂O
C	ⓘ Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃
C	ⓘ Zaratite	Ni₃(CO₃)(OH)₄ · 4H₂O ?
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Agate	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Alunogen	Al₂(SO₄)₃ · 17H₂O
O	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
O	ⓘ Antigorite	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Artinite	Mg₂(CO₃)(OH)₂ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Bementite	Mn₇Si₆O₁₅(OH)₈
O	ⓘ Boothite	Cu²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Chalcanthite	CuSO₄ · 5H₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Citrine	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
O	ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_3-6[Al_6-7Si_29-30O₇₂] · 20H₂O
O	ⓘ Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
O	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Epsomite	MgSO₄ · 7H₂O
O	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Hexahydrite	Mg(H₂O)₆(SO₄)
O	ⓘ Hydromagnesite	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
O	ⓘ Inesite	Ca₂(Mn,Fe)₇Si₁₀O₂₈(OH)₂ · 5H₂O
O	ⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore	Mg₅(Al,Cr)₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₈
O	ⓘ Kröhnkite	Na₂Cu(SO₄)₂ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Lawsonite	CaAl₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
O	ⓘ Magnesiochromite	MgCr₂O₄
O	ⓘ Maghemite	(Fe³⁺_0.67◻_0.33)Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Melanterite	Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
O	ⓘ Neotocite	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃ · H₂O (?)
O	ⓘ Nesquehonite	MgCO₃ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Pentahydrite	MgSO₄ · 5H₂O
O	ⓘ Pyrolusite	Mn⁴⁺O₂
O	ⓘ Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃
O	ⓘ Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
O	ⓘ Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺(SO₄)₄ · 14H₂O
O	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Uvarovite	Ca₃Cr₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Vivianite	Fe²⁺Fe₂²⁺(PO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Wollastonite	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
O	ⓘ Zaratite	Ni₃(CO₃)(OH)₄ · 4H₂O ?
O	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂[SiO₃]₂
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Iris Agate	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
O	ⓘ Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite	(Fe,Cu)SO₄ · 7H₂O
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Na	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Na	ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_3-6[Al_6-7Si_29-30O₇₂] · 20H₂O
Na	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Na	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
Na	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Na	ⓘ Kröhnkite	Na₂Cu(SO₄)₂ · 2H₂O
Na	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Antigorite	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Mg	ⓘ Artinite	Mg₂(CO₃)(OH)₂ · 3H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Mg	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Mg	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Epsomite	MgSO₄ · 7H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Hexahydrite	Mg(H₂O)₆(SO₄)
Mg	ⓘ Hydromagnesite	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore	Mg₅(Al,Cr)₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₈
Mg	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
Mg	ⓘ Magnesiochromite	MgCr₂O₄
Mg	ⓘ Nesquehonite	MgCO₃ · 3H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Pentahydrite	MgSO₄ · 5H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂[SiO₃]₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Alunogen	Al₂(SO₄)₃ · 17H₂O
Al	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Al	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Al	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Al	ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_3-6[Al_6-7Si_29-30O₇₂] · 20H₂O
Al	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
Al	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Al	ⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore	Mg₅(Al,Cr)₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₈
Al	ⓘ Lawsonite	CaAl₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂ · H₂O
Al	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Al	ⓘ Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Agate	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Si	ⓘ Antigorite	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Bementite	Mn₇Si₆O₁₅(OH)₈
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Citrine	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Si	ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_3-6[Al_6-7Si_29-30O₇₂] · 20H₂O
Si	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Inesite	Ca₂(Mn,Fe)₇Si₁₀O₂₈(OH)₂ · 5H₂O
Si	ⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore	Mg₅(Al,Cr)₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₈
Si	ⓘ Lawsonite	CaAl₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂ · H₂O
Si	ⓘ Neotocite	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃ · H₂O (?)
Si	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Si	ⓘ Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
Si	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Uvarovite	Ca₃Cr₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Wollastonite	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
Si	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂[SiO₃]₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Iris Agate	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Vivianite	Fe²⁺Fe₂²⁺(PO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Alunogen	Al₂(SO₄)₃ · 17H₂O
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Boothite	Cu²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
S	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Chalcanthite	CuSO₄ · 5H₂O
S	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
S	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS
S	ⓘ Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
S	ⓘ Epsomite	MgSO₄ · 7H₂O
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
S	ⓘ Hexahydrite	Mg(H₂O)₆(SO₄)
S	ⓘ Kröhnkite	Na₂Cu(SO₄)₂ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Melanterite	Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
S	ⓘ Pentahydrite	MgSO₄ · 5H₂O
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺(SO₄)₄ · 14H₂O
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
S	ⓘ Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite	(Fe,Cu)SO₄ · 7H₂O
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_3-6[Al_6-7Si_29-30O₇₂] · 20H₂O
K	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_3-6[Al_6-7Si_29-30O₇₂] · 20H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Ca	ⓘ Inesite	Ca₂(Mn,Fe)₇Si₁₀O₂₈(OH)₂ · 5H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Lawsonite	CaAl₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂ · H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
Ca	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
Ca	ⓘ Uvarovite	Ca₃Cr₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Wollastonite	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Cr	ⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore	Mg₅(Al,Cr)₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₈
Cr	ⓘ Magnesiochromite	MgCr₂O₄
Cr	ⓘ Uvarovite	Ca₃Cr₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Bementite	Mn₇Si₆O₁₅(OH)₈
Mn	ⓘ Inesite	Ca₂(Mn,Fe)₇Si₁₀O₂₈(OH)₂ · 5H₂O
Mn	ⓘ Neotocite	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃ · H₂O (?)
Mn	ⓘ Pyrolusite	Mn⁴⁺O₂
Mn	ⓘ Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃
Mn	ⓘ Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Fe	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Inesite	Ca₂(Mn,Fe)₇Si₁₀O₂₈(OH)₂ · 5H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Maghemite	(Fe³⁺_0.67◻_0.33)Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Melanterite	Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Neotocite	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃ · H₂O (?)
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺(SO₄)₄ · 14H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Vivianite	Fe²⁺Fe₂²⁺(PO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂[SiO₃]₂
Fe	ⓘ Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite	(Fe,Cu)SO₄ · 7H₂O
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Zaratite	Ni₃(CO₃)(OH)₄ · 4H₂O ?
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Boothite	Cu²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Chalcanthite	CuSO₄ · 5H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Cu	ⓘ Native Copper	Cu
Cu	ⓘ Kröhnkite	Na₂Cu(SO₄)₂ · 2H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite	(Fe,Cu)SO₄ · 7H₂O
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Hg	Mercury
Hg	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

Fossils

There are 643 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

643

Youngest Fossil Listed

0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

93.9 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Stratigraphic Units

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Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Turritella genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : *Turritella*	93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Beudanticeras genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Desmoceratidae : *Beudanticeras*	93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Parallelodon genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Parallelodontidae : *Parallelodon*	93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : *Inoceramus*	93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trigonia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniidae : *Trigonia*	93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tellina genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : *Tellina*	93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trigonocallista genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Trigonocallista*	93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Aves class	Animalia : Chordata : Aves	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Larus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Laridae : *Larus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Sirenia family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Urodela family	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Caudata : Urodela	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Taricha genus	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Caudata : Salamandridae : *Taricha*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Rana genus	Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Anura : Ranidae : *Rana*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Phrynosoma genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Phrynosomatidae : *Phrynosoma*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Colubridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Falco genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Falconiformes : Falconidae : *Falco*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Accipitridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Buteo genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : *Buteo*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Strigiformes order	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Strigidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Strigidae	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Ardeidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Ardeidae	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Podiceps genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Podicipediformes : Podicipedidae : *Podiceps*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Scolopacidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Scolopacidae	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Mergus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : *Mergus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Pelecanus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Pelecanidae : *Pelecanus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Phalacrocorax genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Suliformes : Phalacrocoracidae : *Phalacrocorax*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Gavia genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Gaviiformes : Gaviidae : *Gavia*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Sciuridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Thomomys genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : *Thomomys*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Microtus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : *Microtus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Neotoma genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : *Neotoma*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Tayassuidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tayassuidae	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Hemiauchenia genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : *Hemiauchenia*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Odocoileus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : *Odocoileus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Euceratherium genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : *Euceratherium*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Equus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : *Equus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Pliohippus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : *Pliohippus*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Proboscidea order	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Megalonyx genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Megalonychidae : *Megalonyx*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Camelops hesternus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Camelops : *Camelops hesternus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Camelops minidokae species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Camelops : *Camelops minidokae*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Canis dirus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Canis : *Canis dirus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Canis latrans species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Canis : *Canis latrans*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Citellus (Otospermophilus) bensoni species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Spermophilus : *Citellus (Otospermophilus) bensoni*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Mammuthus columbi species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Mammuthus : *Mammuthus columbi*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Paramylodon harlani species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Mylodontidae : Paramylodon : *Paramylodon harlani*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Nothrotheriops texanus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Nothrotheriidae : Nothrotheriops : *Nothrotheriops texanus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Peromyscus irvingtonensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Peromyscus : *Peromyscus irvingtonensis*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Microtus meadensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Microtus : *Microtus meadensis*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Tetrameryx irvingtonensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Antilocapridae : Tetrameryx : *Tetrameryx irvingtonensis*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Emydinae subfamily	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Emydidae : Emydinae	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Kampholophos serrulus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Kentriodontidae : Kampholophos : *Kampholophos serrulus*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Cyprinidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Cypriniformes : Cyprinidae	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Machairodontinae subfamily	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Machairodontinae	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Equinae subfamily	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equinae	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Hipparionini tribe	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hipparionini	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Odontophoridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Odontophoridae	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Anas genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : *Anas*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Anatinae subfamily	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Anatinae	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Balaenoptera acutorostrata species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Balaenopteridae : Balaenoptera : *Balaenoptera acutorostrata*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Desmostylus hesperus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Desmostylidae : Desmostylus : *Desmostylus hesperus*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Odobenus rosmarus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Odobenidae : Odobenus : *Odobenus rosmarus*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Podiceps auritus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Podicipediformes : Podicipedidae : Podiceps : *Podiceps auritus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Phoebastria albatrus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Procellariiformes : Diomedeidae : Phoebastria : *Phoebastria albatrus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Uria genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Alcidae : *Uria*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Anserinae subfamily	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Anserinae	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Anas platyrhynchos species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Anas : *Anas platyrhynchos*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Spatula clypeata species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Spatula : *Spatula clypeata*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Aythya genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : *Aythya*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Aythya affinis species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Aythya : *Aythya affinis*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Melanitta genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : *Melanitta*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Melanitta perspicillata species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Melanitta : *Melanitta perspicillata*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Bucephala genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : *Bucephala*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Bucephala albeola species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Bucephala : *Bucephala albeola*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Mergus serrator species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Mergus : *Mergus serrator*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Pluvialis squatarola species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Charadriidae : Pluvialis : *Pluvialis squatarola*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Calidris genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Scolopacidae : *Calidris*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Catostomidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Cypriniformes : Catostomidae	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Centrarchidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Centrarchiformes : Centrarchidae	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Orthodon genus	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Cypriniformes : Cyprinidae : *Orthodon*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Gasterosteidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Perciformes : Gasterosteidae	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Neophrontops americanus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Neophrontops : *Neophrontops americanus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Tyto alba species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Tytonidae : Tyto : *Tyto alba*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Galeocerdo aduncus species	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : Galeocerdo : *Galeocerdo aduncus*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Otariidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Otariidae	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Anura order	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Cathartes aura species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Cathartiformes : Cathartidae : Cathartes : *Cathartes aura*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Antigone canadensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Gruiformes : Gruidae : Antigone : *Antigone canadensis*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Ardea herodias species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Ardeidae : Ardea : *Ardea herodias*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Branta canadensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Branta : *Branta canadensis*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Oxyura jamaicensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Oxyura : *Oxyura jamaicensis*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Buteo jamaicensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Buteo : *Buteo jamaicensis*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Buteo lineatus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Buteo : *Buteo lineatus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Charadrius vociferus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Charadriidae : Charadrius : *Charadrius vociferus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Tringa semipalmata species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Scolopacidae : Tringa : *Tringa semipalmata*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Gavia immer species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Gaviiformes : Gaviidae : Gavia : *Gavia immer*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Aythya valisineria species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Aythya : *Aythya valisineria*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Haliaeetus leucocephalus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Haliaeetus : *Haliaeetus leucocephalus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Falco sparverius species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Falconiformes : Falconidae : Falco : *Falco sparverius*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Corvus corax species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Corvidae : Corvus : *Corvus corax*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Phalacrocorax auritus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Suliformes : Phalacrocoracidae : Phalacrocorax : *Phalacrocorax auritus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Phalacrocorax penicillatus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Suliformes : Phalacrocoracidae : Phalacrocorax : *Phalacrocorax penicillatus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Aechmophorus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Podicipediformes : Podicipedidae : *Aechmophorus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Accipiter cooperii species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Accipiter : *Accipiter cooperii*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Falco mexicanus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Falconiformes : Falconidae : Falco : *Falco mexicanus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Bubo virginianus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Strigidae : Bubo : *Bubo virginianus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Asio genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Strigidae : *Asio*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Asio flammeus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Strigidae : Asio : *Asio flammeus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Fulica americana species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Gruiformes : Rallidae : Fulica : *Fulica americana*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Testudoolithus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudoolithidae : *Testudoolithus*	15.97 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Uria aalge species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Alcidae : Uria : *Uria aalge*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Cepphus columba species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Alcidae : Cepphus : *Cepphus columba*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Limnodromus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Scolopacidae : *Limnodromus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Corvus brachyrhynchos species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Corvidae : Corvus : *Corvus brachyrhynchos*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Dendragapus obscurus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Phasianidae : Dendragapus : *Dendragapus obscurus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Aythya marila species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Aythya : *Aythya marila*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Meleagris richmondi species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Phasianidae : Meleagris : *Meleagris richmondi*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Podiceps nigricollis species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Podicipediformes : Podicipedidae : Podiceps : *Podiceps nigricollis*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Fulmarus glacialis species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Procellariiformes : Procellariidae : Fulmarus : *Fulmarus glacialis*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Pelecanus occidentalis species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Pelecanidae : Pelecanus : *Pelecanus occidentalis*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Phalacrocorax pelagicus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Suliformes : Phalacrocoracidae : Phalacrocorax : *Phalacrocorax pelagicus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Anser caerulescens species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Anser : *Anser caerulescens*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Melanitta fusca species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Melanitta : *Melanitta fusca*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Pelecanidae : Pelecanus : *Pelecanus erythrorhynchos*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Botaurus lentiginosus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Ardeidae : Botaurus : *Botaurus lentiginosus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Anser rossii species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Anser : *Anser rossii*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Rallus longirostris species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Gruiformes : Rallidae : Rallus : *Rallus longirostris*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Branta hutchinsii species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Branta : *Branta hutchinsii*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Falco peregrinus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Falconiformes : Falconidae : Falco : *Falco peregrinus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Astrodapsis fernandoensis species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Echinarachniidae : Astrodapsis : *Astrodapsis fernandoensis*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Callipepla californica species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Odontophoridae : Callipepla : *Callipepla californica*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Recurvirostra americana species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Recurvirostridae : Recurvirostra : *Recurvirostra americana*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Circus cyaneus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Circus : *Circus cyaneus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Limosa fedoa species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Scolopacidae : Limosa : *Limosa fedoa*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Calidris alba species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Scolopacidae : Calidris : *Calidris alba*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Numenius phaeopus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Scolopacidae : Numenius : *Numenius phaeopus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Numenius americanus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Scolopacidae : Numenius : *Numenius americanus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Gavia stellata species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Gaviiformes : Gaviidae : Gavia : *Gavia stellata*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Falco columbarius species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Falconiformes : Falconidae : Falco : *Falco columbarius*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Buteo regalis species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Buteo : *Buteo regalis*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Perognathinae subfamily	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Heteromyidae : Perognathinae	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Microtinae subfamily	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Microtinae	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Elanus leucurus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Elanus : *Elanus leucurus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Megascops kennicottii species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Strigidae : Megascops : *Megascops kennicottii*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Glycymeris shastensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : *Glycymeris shastensis*	93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mammut pacificus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Mammutidae : Mammut : *Mammut pacificus*	0.3 - 0.012 Ma Pleistocene
Baculites fairbanksi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Baculitidae : Baculites : *Baculites fairbanksi*	93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

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Goodyear, Watson Andrews (1890), Alameda, Colusa, Contra Costa, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Yolo Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 10: 91-95, 153-164, 165, 227-271, 299, 314, 322, 349-363, 793-794.

Watts, Wm. L. (1893), Alameda, Colusa, Del Norte, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino, Merced, Placer, Sacramento, Santa Clara, San Joaquin, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Kern, Lake, Contra Costa, Tehama, Tulare Counties California Mining Bureau. Report 11: 121-138, 179-199, 210-240, 249-258, 319-322, 334-336, 374-375, 394, 453-479, 485-492.

Schaller, Waldemar Theodore (1903) Minerals from Leona Heights, Alameda County, California. University of California, Department of Geological Sciences Bulletin: 3: 191-217.

Huguenin, Emile & W.O. Castello (1921), Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz Counties: California Journal of Mines and Geology; California Mining Bureau. (Report 17): 17: 17-42, 48-67, 163-165, 167-241.

Laizure, Clyde McK (1929), Fresno, Alameda, and San Francisco Counties: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Mining Bureau (Report 25): 25: 242-345, 301-336, 427-456.

Newhouse, Walter Harry, Glass, J. P. (1936) Some physical properties of certain iron oxides. Economic Geology, 31 (7) 699-711 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.31.7.699

Huey, Arthur Sidney (1948), Geology of the Tesla quadrangle, California California Division Mines Bulletin 140, 75 pp.

Davis, Fenelon Francis (1950), Mines and mineral resources of Alameda County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 46: 280-346.

Robinson, Gershon Duvall (1953), The Leona rhyolite, Alameda County, California: American Mineralogist: 38: 1204-1217.

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 246, 305.

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