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Coalinga Asbestos Mine (Coalinga Mine; Coalinga Asbestos deposit), Coalinga, Fresno County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 18' 55'' North , 120° 32' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.31528,-120.53861
GeoHash:
G#: 9q6q94fry
GRN:
N25W70
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Three Rocks246 (2011)24.6km
Coalinga16,564 (2017)25.2km
Cantua Creek466 (2011)28.7km
Huron6,836 (2017)41.0km
San Joaquin4,022 (2017)45.0km
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ClubLocationDistance
Coalinga Rockhound SocietyCoalinga, California25km
Mindat Locality ID:
3530
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3530:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former asbestos mine located about 16 miles NNW of Coalinga (Fresno County), near the southern tip of the New Idria serpentine mass. The primary serpentine minerals from this locality are lizardite and clinochrysotile.

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17 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Artinite
Formula: Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
ⓘ Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Description: Short-fiber.
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ Desautelsite
Formula: Mg6Mn3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Jadeite
Formula: Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
ⓘ Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
ⓘ Pumpellyite-(Mg)
Formula: Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘPerovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
ⓘBrucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘArtinite5.DA.10Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
ⓘDesautelsite5.DA.50Mg6Mn3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘPumpellyite-(Mg)9.BG.20Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘJadeite9.DA.25Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
ⓘMagnesio-hornblende9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘAntigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘLizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
Hⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Hⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ DesautelsiteMg6Mn23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Hⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Hⓘ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
Cⓘ DesautelsiteMg6Mn23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Oⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ DesautelsiteMg6Mn23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Oⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Oⓘ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
Mgⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Mgⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgⓘ DesautelsiteMg6Mn23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Alⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Alⓘ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Siⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Siⓘ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Caⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Caⓘ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
MnManganese
Mnⓘ DesautelsiteMg6Mn23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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References

United States Environmental Protection Agency, EPA # CAD980817217, EPA # CAD980496863.
Southern Pacific Company (1964) Minerals for Industry, Vol III - Southern California, 242 pp.: 21.
Mumpton, F.A., Jaffe, H.W., Thompson, C.S. (1965) Coalingite, a new mineral from the New Idria serpentinite, Fresno and San Benito counties, California. American Mineralogist: 50 (11-12): 1893-1913.pp.1908-1909
Woodmansee, W.C. (1973) The mineral industry of California: Reprint from 1971. U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Yearbook, 50, 19-20.
Mumpton, F. A., Thompson, C. S. (1975). Mineralogy and origin of the Coalinga asbestos deposit. Clays and Clay Minerals, 23(2), 131-143.
Dunn, Pete J., Peacor, Donald R., Palmer, Thomas D. (1979) Desautelsite, a new mineral of the pyroaurite group. American Mineralogist, 64 (1-2) 127-130
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
Tsujimori, Tatsuki, Liou, Juhn G., Coleman, Robert G., (2007) Finding of High-Grade Tectonic Blocks from the New Idria Serpentinite Body, Diablo Range, California: Petrologic Constraints on the Tectonic Evolution of a Tectonic Diapir, Geolgical Society of America Special Paperr 419, p. 67-80.
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