Blue Wing Mine (Blue Wing vein), Antimony Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), San Benito County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 55' 3'' North , 121° 13' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tres Pinos | 476 (2011) | 16.4km |
| Ridgemark | 3,016 (2011) | 16.9km |
| Hollister | 37,462 (2017) | 17.0km |
| San Juan Bautista | 1,961 (2017) | 28.7km |
| Gilroy | 53,231 (2017) | 31.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Salinas Valley Rock and Gem Club | Salinas, California | 46km |
A Hg-Sb occurrence/mine located 1.5 km (0.9 mile) SSE of Antimony Peak (coordinates of record), along the N canyon wall of the headwaters area of Arroyo de las Viboras. Owned by the Knox estate (after R.B. Knox).
NOTE: This locality is not listed in the USGS MRDS database.
Mineralogical Record (also Aubury & Murdoch & Webb) states San Benito County vice Merced County. An antimony mine with a vertical shaft to approx. 25 meters with North-South drifts.
A few tons of hand-sorted ore were removed.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 Habit: Long prismatic; divergent groups References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- California Coast RangesAccretionary Complex
- Franciscan DomainDomain
USA
- California
- Diablo RangeMountain Range
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